Where does “canaanita” come from?

canaanita (Spanish) comes from English Canaan, from Ecclesiastical Latin Chanaan, from Ancient Greek χαναάν, from Ancient Greek Χνᾶ, from Hebrew כְּנַעַן — Slavic lands.

canaanita (Spanish): Canaanite

Definitions

  1. Canaanite

Ancestry of “canaanita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCanaanroughly equivalent to Palestine/Israel
2Ecclesiastical LatinChanaan
3Ancient Greekχαναάν
4Ancient GreekΧνᾶAbbreviation of Χαναάν
5HebrewכְּנַעַןSlavic lands
Every word from Hebrew כְּנַעַןEvery word from Ancient Greek ΧνᾶEvery word from Ancient Greek χαναάν