Where does “Cotu lui Ivan” come from?
Cotu lui Ivan (Romanian) comes from Romanian Ivan, from Bulgarian Иван, from Old Church Slavonic Їѡанъ, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.
Ancestry of “Cotu lui Ivan”, step by step
Cotu lui Ivan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian Ivan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Ivan | — |
| 2 | Bulgarian | Иван | — |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | Їѡанъ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 6 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 7 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 8 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
via Romanian cot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | cot | elbow; corner; old unit of length, approx. 2 feet |
| 2 | Latin | cubitum | elbow; cubit; accusative supine of cubō |
| 3 | Latin | cubō | to lie down, recline |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | to lie down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |