Where does “jenkkiläinen” come from?
jenkkiläinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish lainen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
jenkkiläinen (Finnish): An American; American
Definitions
- An American; American
Ancestry of “jenkkiläinen”, step by step
jenkkiläinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lainen | that is like; -like |
| 2 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 3 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 7 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 8 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 9 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 11 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Finnish jenkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jenkki | Yankee, American; USA |
| 2 | English | yankee | A headsail resembling a genoa or a jib but with a... |
| 3 | Dutch | Janke | Little John |
| 4 | Dutch | Jan | — |
| 5 | Norwegian Bokmål | Johannes | John; the name of several figures in the New Testament |
| 6 | Icelandic | Jóhannes | — |
| 7 | Latin | Iōhannēs | — |
| 8 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 10 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 11 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 12 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 13 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |