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

ایوان traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian Ива́н

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

via English Ewan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEwan
2Scottish GaelicEòghan
3Proto-CelticEsugenos
4Proto-Celticgenosfamily, clan; birth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Middle Persian 𐫀𐫀𐫏𐫇𐫗

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐫀𐫀𐫏𐫇𐫗

Words derived from “ایوان

Every word from Arabic خُنَّةEvery word from Moroccan Arabic خنونةEvery word from Hebrew חנון