Where does “jankily” come from?
jankily (English) comes from English janky, from English junky, from English junk, from Portuguese junco, from Arabic جُنْك, from Malay jong, from Javanese djong, from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ — boat.
jankily (English): In a janky manner
Definitions
- In a janky manner
Ancestry of “jankily”, step by step
jankily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English janky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | janky | Of poor quality |
| 2 | English | junky | Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap,... |
| 3 | English | junk | Discarded or waste material; rubbish, trash,... |
| 4 | Portuguese | junco | reed, rush; junk |
| 5 | Arabic | جُنْك | — |
| 6 | Malay | jong | Jong (a Javanese-Malay cargo and passenger ship) |
| 7 | Javanese | djong | — |
| 8 | Javanese | ꦗꦺꦴꦁ | umbrella |
| 9 | Kawi | joṅ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | *d₂luuŋ | boat |