Where does “yod” come from?

yod (Spanish) comes from Hebrew יו״ד, from Proto-Semitic yad- — hand.

yod (Spanish): yodh

Definitions

  1. yodh

Ancestry of “yod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewיו״דyod, yud, yodh
2Proto-Semiticyad-hand
Every word from Proto-Semitic yad- →Every word from Hebrew יו״ד →