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Where does “Jankowski” come from?

Jankowski (Polish) comes from Polish Janek, 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 “Jankowski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishJanek—
2PolishJanJohn
3Late LatinIohannesSaint John
4Koine GreekἸωάννης—
5HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
6Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
7Moroccan Arabicخنونة—
8Arabicخُنَّة—
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