Where does “Жүнісов” come from?
Жүнісов (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh Жүніс, from Arabic يونس, from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς, from Hebrew יונה, from Hebrew יוֹנָה — dove.
Ancestry of “Жүнісов”, step by step
Жүнісов traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kazakh Жүніс
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | Жүніс | Jonah prophet |
| 2 | Arabic | يونس | (Islam) Jonah, Jonas prophet |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωνᾶς | Jonah, a given name, famously held by the Old Testament prophet to Nineveh, swallowed by a large fish. Also, the father of Jesus' disciples Peter and Andrew |
| 4 | Hebrew | יונה | dove, pigeon; dove |
| 5 | Hebrew | יוֹנָה | dove |
via Kazakh ов
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | ов | — |