Where does “Ca-na-an” come from?

Ca-na-an (Vietnamese) comes from English Canaan, from Ecclesiastical Latin Chanaan, from Ancient Greek χαναάν, from Ancient Greek Χνᾶ, from Hebrew כְּנַעַן — Slavic lands.

Ca-na-an (Vietnamese): Canaan

Definitions

  1. Canaan

Ancestry of “Ca-na-an”, step by step

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