Where does “giảng” come from?
giảng (Vietnamese) comes from French Jean, from English Jean, from English Jeanne, from French Jeanne, from Old French Jehane, from Medieval Latin Johanna, from Latin Joanna, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννα — God is gracious.
giảng (Vietnamese): to explain; to explicate; to lecture
Definitions
- to explain; to explicate; to lecture
Ancestry of “giảng”, step by step
giảng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French Jean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Jean | John |
| 2 | English | Jean | Denim |
| 3 | English | Jeanne | — |
| 4 | French | Jeanne | Jane, feminine of John |
| 5 | Old French | Jehane | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | Johanna | — |
| 7 | Latin | Joanna | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννα | — |
| 9 | Hebrew | יוֹחָנָה | — |
| 10 | Hebrew | יוֹחָנָן | God is gracious |
| 11 | Hebrew | יְהוֹחָנָן | God is gracious |
via Chinese 講
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 講 | — |