Where does “Jankauskas” come from?
Jankauskas (Lithuanian) comes from Polish Jankowski, from Polish Janek, from Polish Jan, from Late Latin Iohannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة.
Ancestry of “Jankauskas”, step by step
Jankauskas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish Jankowski
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Jankowski | — |
| 2 | Polish | Janek | — |
| 3 | Polish | Jan | John |
| 4 | Late Latin | Iohannes | Saint John |
| 5 | Koine Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
via Lithuanian pl:Jankowski
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | pl:Jankowski | — |