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Where does “Исус” come from?

Исус (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Old Church Slavonic исоусъ, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע, from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ — Salvation; Hosea.

Ancestry of “Исус”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicисоусъ—
2Ancient GreekἸησοῦςJesus
3Aramaicישוע—
4Hebrewישוע—
5HebrewיהושעJoshua
6HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea
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