Where does “świętojański” come from?

świętojański (Polish) comes from Polish Jan, from Late Latin Iohannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.

świętojański (Polish): midsummer

Definitions

  1. midsummer

Ancestry of “świętojański”, step by step

świętojański traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Jan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishJanJohn
2Late LatinIohannesSaint John
3Koine GreekἸωάννης
4HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
5Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
6Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
7Arabicخُنَّة

via Polish Święty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŚwiętyholy, sacred
2Old Polishświęty

Words derived from “świętojański

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