Where does “Յովհաննէս” come from?
Յովհաննէս (Old Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.
Ancestry of “Յովհաննէս”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 2 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 3 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 4 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | — |
| 5 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
Words derived from “Յովհաննէս”