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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianIvan
2BulgarianИван
3Old Church SlavonicЇѡанъ
4Ancient GreekἸωάννης
5HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
6Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
7Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
8Arabicخُنَّة

via Romanian lui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianluihis; to him
2Latinillūihim dative singular masculine; apparently also genitive
3Latinillīfound in
4Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5LatinolleArchaic form of ille
6Proto-Italic*olnosthat

via Romanian vale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvalevalley
2Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Arabic خُنَّةEvery word from Moroccan Arabic خنونةEvery word from Hebrew חנון
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