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Where does “Joĉjo” come from?

Joĉjo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto Johano, from German Johann, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة.

Ancestry of “Joĉjo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EsperantoJohanoJohn
2GermanJohann—
3LatinIōhannēs—
4LatinIōannēs—
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونة—
9Arabicخُنَّة—
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