Where does “Ваня” come from?

Ваня (Russian) 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.

Ваня (Russian): A Russian man

Definitions

  1. A Russian man

Ancestry of “Ваня”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Ваня

Every word from Arabic خُنَّةEvery word from Moroccan Arabic خنونةEvery word from Hebrew חנון