Where does “vanni” come from?

vanni (Italian) comes from Italian Giovanni, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.

vanni (Italian): vans, wings

Definitions

  1. vans, wings

Ancestry of “vanni”, step by step

vanni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Giovanni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianGiovanniJohn
2LatinIōhannēs
3LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
4Ancient GreekἸωάννης
5HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
6Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
7Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
8Arabicخُنَّة

via Latin vannus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvannusa winnowing basket
2Proto-Italicwatnos
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “vanni

Every word from Arabic خُنَّة