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Where does “ایوان” come from?

ایوان (Persian) comes from Russian Ива́н, from Old East Slavic Иваннъ, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.

ایوان (Persian): palace; porch; portico

Definitions

  1. palace; porch; portico

Ancestry of “ایوان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianИва́нIvan, John; John
2Old East SlavicИваннъ—
3Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
4HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
5Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
6Moroccan Arabicخنونة—
7Arabicخُنَّة—

Words derived from “ایوان”

  • iwan
  • აივანი
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