Where does “يهود” come from?

يهود (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic يَهُود, from Hebrew יְהוּדִי — Jew.

Ancestry of “يهود”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicيَهُودJew
2HebrewיְהוּדִיJew
Every word from Hebrew יְהוּדִי →Every word from Arabic يَهُود →