Where does “जोहानसबर्ग” come from?
जोहानसबर्ग (Hindi) comes from English Johannesburg, from Dutch Johannesburg, from Dutch Johannes, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון.
Ancestry of “जोहानसबर्ग”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Johannesburg | — |
| 2 | Dutch | Johannesburg | — |
| 3 | Dutch | Johannes | John |
| 4 | Latin | Iōhannēs | — |
| 5 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 8 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 9 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 10 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |