Where does “Eurojank” come from?
Eurojank (English) comes from English jank, from English janky, from English junky, from English junk, from Portuguese junco, from Arabic جُنْك, from Malay jong, from Javanese djong — boat.
Eurojank (English): Video games from Europe (especially Eastern Europe) with ambitious concepts but lacking in execution and sometimes exhibiting unintended glitches
Definitions
- Video games from Europe (especially Eastern Europe) with ambitious concepts but lacking in execution and sometimes exhibiting unintended glitches
Ancestry of “Eurojank”, step by step
Eurojank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English jank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jank | Perceptible pause in the smooth rendering of a... |
| 2 | English | janky | Of poor quality |
| 3 | English | junky | Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap,... |
| 4 | English | junk | Discarded or waste material; rubbish, trash,... |
| 5 | Portuguese | junco | reed, rush; junk |
| 6 | Arabic | جُنْك | — |
| 7 | Malay | jong | Jong (a Javanese-Malay cargo and passenger ship) |
| 8 | Javanese | djong | — |
| 9 | Javanese | ꦗꦺꦴꦁ | umbrella |
| 10 | Kawi | joṅ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | *d₂luuŋ | boat |
via English Euro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Euro | Clipping of European; Alternative spelling of... |
| 2 | English | eurocurrency | Alternative form of Eurocurrency |
| 3 | English | Euro- | pertaining to Europe, especially as a political... |
| 4 | English | Europe | A political entity; the European Union |
| 5 | Middle English | Europe | — |
| 6 | Latin | Eurōpa | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Εὐρώπη | Europa; Europe |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |