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