Where does “Հովհաննիսյան” come from?
Հովհաննիսյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian Հովհաննես, from Old Armenian Յովհաննէս, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.
Ancestry of “Հովհաննիսյան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Հովհաննես | {{n-g|given name equivalent to John}} |
| 2 | Old Armenian | Յովհաննէս | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 5 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 6 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | — |
| 7 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
Words derived from “Հովհաննիսյան”