Where does “jankiness” come from?
jankiness (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.
jankiness (English): The quality of being janky
Definitions
- The quality of being janky
Ancestry of “jankiness”, step by step
jankiness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |