Where does “Йозеф” come from?

Йозеф (Russian) comes from Dutch Jozef, from Middle Dutch joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ, from Hebrew יוסף, from Hebrew הוֹסִיף — to add.

Ancestry of “Йозеф”, step by step

Йозеф traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Jozef

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchJozefJoseph, son of Jacob
2Middle Dutchjoseph—
3LatinIōsēphus—
4Ancient GreekἸωσήφ—
5HebrewיוסףJoseph, husband of Mary, mother of Jesus
6Hebrewהוֹסִיףto add

via Polish Józef

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishJózefJoseph

via Albanian Jozef

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianJozefJoseph, son of Jacob Biblical character
Every word from Hebrew הוֹסִיף →Every word from Hebrew יוסף →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ →