Many languages in the world don't have the Ja sound. Ja is pronounced as Ha or Ya, such as in Spanish. In Indian languages, old Tamizh also doesn't have the Ja sound.
In English, the letter J was added to the alphabet only in 1524 by Gian Giorgio Trissino. Prior to this, Jesus was spelled Iesus.
The oldest language with this sound is possibly Samskritam. When other languages didn't even have the sound, Ja interestingly means born from or the beginning, derived from Janma. You'll find names in common use such as Shailaja / Girija (born from a mountain), Vanaja (born from a garden/forest), Jalaja (born out of water), Suja (good birth).
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