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Where does “Yanukovych” come from?

Yanukovych (English) comes from Ukrainian Януко́вич, from Ukrainian Я́н, from Polish Jan, from Late Latin Iohannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة.

Ancestry of “Yanukovych”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianЯнуко́вич—
2UkrainianЯ́н—
3PolishJanJohn
4Late LatinIohannesSaint John
5Koine GreekἸωάννης—
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونة—
9Arabicخُنَّة—
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