Where does “یہود” come from?

یہود (Urdu) comes from Persian یهود, from Arabic يَهُود, from Hebrew יְהוּדִי — Jew.

یہود (Urdu): Jewry

Definitions

  1. Jewry

Ancestry of “یہود”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianیهودJewish
2ArabicيَهُودJew
3HebrewיְהוּדִיJew
Every word from Hebrew יְהוּדִי →Every word from Arabic يَهُود →Every word from Persian یهود →