Where does “Vepsian” come from?

Vepsian (English) comes from English ian, from Irish Eoin, from Old Irish Iohain, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة.

Vepsian (English): A member of the Finnic people who speak the Veps language

Definitions

  1. A member of the Finnic people who speak the Veps language

Ancestry of “Vepsian”, step by step

Vepsian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishian
2IrishEoinJohn any of several people in the Bible
3Old IrishIohainJohn apostle
4LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
9Arabicخُنَّة

via English Veps

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVepsThe Veps language, spoken by the Vepses, belonging to the Finnic group of the Finno-Ugric languages
2VepsvepsVeps, Vepsian person
Every word from Arabic خُنَّةEvery word from Moroccan Arabic خنونةEvery word from Hebrew חנון