Where does “讓” come from?

讓 (Chinese) comes from French Jean, from English Jean, from English Jeanne, from French Jeanne, from Old French Jehane, from Medieval Latin Johanna, from Latin Joanna, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννα — God is gracious.

Ancestry of “讓”, step by step

讓 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French Jean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchJeanJohn
2EnglishJeanDenim
3EnglishJeanne—
4FrenchJeanneJane, feminine of John
5Old FrenchJehane—
6Medieval LatinJohanna—
7LatinJoanna—
8Ancient GreekἸωάννα—
9Hebrewיוֹחָנָה—
10HebrewיוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
11HebrewיְהוֹחָנָןGod is gracious

via Old Chinese 攘

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Chinese攘—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetannaŋinside
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanna-ŋyou
Every word from Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן →Every word from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן →Every word from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה →