Where does “vankkasara” come from?

vankkasara (Finnish) comes from Finnish vankka, 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.

vankkasara (Finnish): greater pond sedge

Definitions

  1. greater pond sedge

Ancestry of “vankkasara”, step by step

vankkasara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vankka

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

via Finnish šara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishšara—
2Finnishsäristäto rattle, to creak; to crackle
Every word from Arabic خُنَّة →Every word from Moroccan Arabic خنونة →Every word from Hebrew חנון →