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A given name in Russian and Ukrainian
Language contexts for this entry: Russian, Ukrainian
[ˈjaʂə] · Russian
01 / Meaning & origin
Яша is a masculine given name documented in Russian and Ukrainian. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
2 source accounts
Clipping of Я́ков (Jákov) + -ша (-ša, diminutive suffix).
Происходит от собств. Яков, далее из ивр. יעקב (Yaʿaqov) «Яков, Иаков» (имя библейского персонажа). От ивр. עקב ««пятка», буквально «следует по пятам за кем-то»)». Ветхозаветный Иаков, согласно Библии, был близнецом Исава и родился, держась за пятку старшего брата. В ряде европейских языков евр. слово заимств. через лат. лат. Jacobus из др.-греч. Ἰάκωβος. Русск. Яков, укр. Я́кiв (род. п. Я́кова) — из др.-русск., ст.-слав. Иаковъ — из греч. Ἰάκωβος. Напротив, белор. Яку́б — через польск. Jakób из лат. Использованы данные словаря М. Фасмера. См. Список литературы.
These definitions describe particular language uses. They are separate from literal name meanings.
a diminutive, Yasha, of the male given name Я́ков (Jákov), equivalent to English Jake
a diminutive, Yasha, of the male given name Я́ків (Jákiv), equivalent to English Jake
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