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Where does “Chema” come from?

Chema (Spanish) comes from Spanish Che, from Spanish José, from Catalan Josep, from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ, from Hebrew יוסף, from Hebrew הוֹסִיף — to add.

Ancestry of “Chema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishChe—
2SpanishJosé—
3CatalanJosep—
4LatinIōsēphus—
5Ancient GreekἸωσήφ—
6Hebrewיוסף—
7Hebrewהוֹסִיףto add
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