Where does “ジャンキー” come from?
ジャンキー (Japanese) comes from English junkie, from English junk, from Portuguese junco, from Arabic جُنْك, from Malay jong, from Javanese djong, from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ, from Kawi joṅ — boat.
ジャンキー (Japanese): junky unhealthy
Definitions
- junky unhealthy
Ancestry of “ジャンキー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | junkie | A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user; An... |
| 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 |