Where does “jenkinek” come from?
jenkinek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian jenki, from English yankee, from Dutch Janke, from Dutch Jan, from Norwegian Bokmål Johannes, from Icelandic Jóhannes, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs.
jenkinek (Hungarian): dative singular of jenki
Definitions
- dative singular of jenki
Ancestry of “jenkinek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | jenki | Yankee |
| 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 | — |