Where does “jännäri” come from?

jännäri (Finnish) comes from Finnish jännä, from Finnish Johanna, from Latin Iohanna, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.

jännäri (Finnish): thriller

Definitions

  1. thriller

Ancestry of “jännäri”, step by step

jännäri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jännä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjännäcool, neat, interesting, groovy
2FinnishJohannaJoanna
3LatinIohanna—
4Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
5HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
6Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
7Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
8Arabicخُنَّة—

via Finnish Ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAri—
2Latinadrianus—

Words derived from “jännäri”

Every word from Arabic خُنَّة →Every word from Moroccan Arabic خنونة →Every word from Hebrew חנון →