Where does “Vitlejem” come from?

Vitlejem (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Byzantine Greek Βηθλεέμ, from Hebrew בּית לחם.

Ancestry of “Vitlejem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine GreekΒηθλεέμ—
2Hebrewבּית לחם—
Every word from Hebrew בּית לחם →Every word from Byzantine Greek Βηθλεέμ →