Where does “Valea lui Ivan” come from?
Valea 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 “Valea lui Ivan”, step by step
Valea 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 | — |