Where does “Janek” come from?
Janek (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.
Ancestry of “Janek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | Jan | John |
| 2 | Late Latin | Iohannes | Saint John |
| 3 | Koine Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 5 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 6 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | — |
| 7 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
Words derived from “Janek”