Where does “Iliești” come from?

Iliești (Romanian) comes from Romanian Ilie, from Old Church Slavonic Илїа, from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας, from Hebrew אֵלִיָּה — {{l|en|Jah}} is my God.

Ancestry of “Iliești”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianIlieElijah biblical character
2Old Church SlavonicИлїа—
3Ancient GreekἨλίαςElijah, an Israelite prophet
4Hebrewאֵלִיָּה{{l|en|Jah}} is my God
Every word from Hebrew אֵלִיָּה →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας →Every word from Old Church Slavonic Илїа →