Where does “ヤンキー” come from?
ヤンキー (Japanese) 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.
ヤンキー (Japanese): Yankee; a delinquent youth who has bad manners,...
Definitions
- Yankee; a delinquent youth who has bad manners,...
Ancestry of “ヤンキー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | yankee | A headsail resembling a genoa or a jib but with a... |
| 2 | Dutch | Janke | Little John |
| 3 | Dutch | Jan | — |
| 4 | Norwegian Bokmål | Johannes | John; the name of several figures in the New Testament |
| 5 | Icelandic | Jóhannes | — |
| 6 | Latin | Iōhannēs | — |
| 7 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 9 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 10 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 11 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 12 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |