Where does “യൂനുസ്” come from?

യൂനുസ് (Malayalam) comes from Classical Persian یونُس, from Arabic يونس, from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς, from Hebrew יונה, from Hebrew יוֹנָה — dove.

യൂനുസ് (Malayalam): Yunus, the nabi who was rescued from the belly of whale according to Quran

Definitions

  1. Yunus, the nabi who was rescued from the belly of whale according to Quran

Ancestry of “യൂനുസ്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianیونُس—
2Arabicيونس(Islam) Jonah, Jonas prophet
3Ancient GreekἸωνᾶςJonah, 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
4Hebrewיונהdove, pigeon; dove
5Hebrewיוֹנָהdove
Every word from Hebrew יוֹנָה →Every word from Hebrew יונה →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς →