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 خُنَّةEvery word from Moroccan Arabic خنونةEvery word from Hebrew חנון