Where does “katujengi” come from?
katujengi (Finnish) comes from Finnish jengi, from Swedish gäng, from English gang, from Middle English gang, from Old English gang, from Proto-Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s — to walk; to step.
katujengi (Finnish): street gang
Definitions
- street gang
Ancestry of “katujengi”, step by step
katujengi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jengi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jengi | gang; people, folk |
| 2 | Swedish | gäng | a gang, a team, a group |
| 3 | English | gang | To go; walk; proceed; A number going in company;... |
| 4 | Middle English | gang | going |
| 5 | Old English | gang | going, walking; path; gait |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *gang | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |