Where does “ܝܘܚܢܢ” come from?
ܝܘܚܢܢ (Classical Syriac) comes from Aramaic יוחנן, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.
Ancestry of “ܝܘܚܢܢ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Aramaic | יוחנן | — |
| 2 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 3 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 4 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | — |
| 5 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |