Where does “xa-phia” come from?

xa-phia (Vietnamese) comes from French saphir, from Latin sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος, from Hebrew סַפִּיר.

xa-phia (Vietnamese): sapphire

Definitions

  1. sapphire

Ancestry of “xa-phia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsaphirsapphire
2Latinsapphīrusa blue gem from the east, probably the lapis lazuli
3Ancient Greekσάπφειροςsapphire
4Hebrewסַפִּיר—
Every word from Hebrew סַפִּיר →Every word from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος →Every word from Latin sapphīrus →