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Where does “jenki” come from?

jenki (Hungarian) comes from English yankee, from Dutch Janke, from Dutch Jan, from Norwegian Bokmål Johannes, from Icelandic Jóhannes, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης.

jenki (Hungarian): Yankee

Definitions

  1. Yankee

Ancestry of “jenki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyankeeA headsail resembling a genoa or a jib but with a...
2DutchJankeLittle John
3DutchJan—
4Norwegian BokmålJohannes—
5IcelandicJóhannes—
6LatinIōhannēs—
7LatinIōannēs—
8Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
9HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
10Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
11Moroccan Arabicخنونة—
12Arabicخُنَّة—

Words derived from “jenki”

  • jenkinek
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