Where does “Иосиф” come from?

Иосиф (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ, from Hebrew יוסף, from Hebrew הוֹסִיף — to add.

Иосиф (Russian): Joseph various Biblical characters

Definitions

  1. Joseph various Biblical characters

Ancestry of “Иосиф”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἸωσήφ—
2HebrewיוסףJoseph, husband of Mary, mother of Jesus
3Hebrewהוֹסִיףto add
Every word from Hebrew הוֹסִיף →Every word from Hebrew יוסף →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ →