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Where does “zaiwanić” come from?

zaiwanić (Polish) 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.

zaiwanić (Polish): to steal

Definitions

  1. to steal

Ancestry of “zaiwanić”, step by step

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