Where does “요하네스뷔르그” come from?
요하네스뷔르그 (Korean) 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 “요하네스뷔르그”, 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 | — |