Where does “jaaniuss” come from?

jaaniuss (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.

jaaniuss (Estonian): glowworm

Definitions

  1. glowworm

Ancestry of “jaaniuss”, step by step

jaaniuss 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 uss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianusssnake; worm
2Old East Slavicѫжьrope
3Proto-Slavicǫžьsnake
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*ángissnake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake
Every word from Arabic خُنَّةEvery word from Moroccan Arabic خنونةEvery word from Hebrew חנון