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Where does “Isa” come from?

Isa (Swahili) comes from Arabic عِيسَى, from Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ — Joshua.

Ancestry of “Isa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicعِيسَىJesus
2HebrewיְהוֹשֻׁעַJoshua
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