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 خُنَّةEvery word from Moroccan Arabic خنونةEvery word from Hebrew חנון