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
- palace; porch; portico
Ancestry of “ایوان”, step by step
ایوان traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian Ива́н
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Ива́н | Ivan, John; John |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | Иваннъ | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 5 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 6 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 7 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
via English Ewan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ewan | — |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | Eòghan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | Esugenos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | genos | family, clan; birth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Middle Persian 𐫀𐫀𐫏𐫇𐫗
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | 𐫀𐫀𐫏𐫇𐫗 | — |