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Where does “یہودیہ” come from?

یہودیہ (Urdu) comes from Latin Iūdaea, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαία, from Hebrew יְהוּדָה — Judas; Judah, Judas.

Ancestry of “یہودیہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIūdaea—
2Ancient GreekἸουδαίαinflection of Ῐ̓ουδαῖος : ## feminine...
3HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas
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