Where does “jaanituli” come from?

jaanituli (Estonian) comes from Estonian Jaan, from Estonian Johannes, from Late Latin Iohannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.

jaanituli (Estonian): midsummer bonfire

Definitions

  1. midsummer bonfire

Ancestry of “jaanituli”, step by step

jaanituli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian Jaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianJaanMidsummer Day
2EstonianJohannesJohn
3Late LatinIohannesSaint John
4Koine GreekἸωάννης
5HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
6Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
7Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
8Arabicخُنَّة

via Estonian tuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantulifire; light, lightsource; check
2Proto-Finnictulifire
3Proto-Uralictulefire
Every word from Arabic خُنَّةEvery word from Moroccan Arabic خنونةEvery word from Hebrew חנון