Where does “Giê-ru-xa-lem” come from?
Giê-ru-xa-lem (Vietnamese) comes from French Jérusalem, from Old French Jherusalem, from Late Latin Ierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ, from Aramaic יְרוּשְׁלֶם, from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם.
Ancestry of “Giê-ru-xa-lem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Jérusalem | — |
| 2 | Old French | Jherusalem | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | Ierusalem | — |
| 4 | Latin | Hierosolyma | Jerusalem |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰερουσαλήμ | — |
| 6 | Aramaic | יְרוּשְׁלֶם | — |
| 7 | Biblical Hebrew | יְרוּשָׁלַיִם | — |