Where does “Oganessian” come from?
Oganessian (English) comes from Russian Оганеся́н, from Armenian Հովհաննիսյան, from Armenian Հովհաննես, from Old Armenian Յովհաննէս, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة.
Ancestry of “Oganessian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Оганеся́н | — |
| 2 | Armenian | Հովհաննիսյան | — |
| 3 | Armenian | Հովհաննես | {{n-g|given name equivalent to John}} |
| 4 | Old Armenian | Յովհաննէս | John Biblical figure |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |