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Where does “иерусалимский” come from?

иерусалимский (Russian) comes from Russian Иерусали́м, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ, from Aramaic יְרוּשְׁלֶם, from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם.

иерусалимский (Russian): Jerusalem

Definitions

  1. Jerusalem

Ancestry of “иерусалимский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianИерусали́м—
2Ancient GreekἸερουσαλήμ—
3Aramaicיְרוּשְׁלֶם—
4Biblical Hebrewיְרוּשָׁלַיִם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם →