Where does “Iivananlinna” come from?

Iivananlinna (Finnish) comes from Finnish iivana, from Russian Ива́н, from Old East Slavic Иваннъ, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.

Iivananlinna (Finnish): Ivangorod Fortress

Definitions

  1. Ivangorod Fortress

Ancestry of “Iivananlinna”, step by step

Iivananlinna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish iivana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishiivanaA Russian
2RussianИва́нIvan, John; John
3Old East SlavicИваннъ
4Ancient GreekἸωάννης
5HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
6Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
7Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
8Arabicخُنَّة

via Finnish Linna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLinnacastle large fortified residential building
2Proto-Finniclitnatown, city; fortification, fortress
Every word from Arabic خُنَّةEvery word from Moroccan Arabic خنونةEvery word from Hebrew חנון