Where does “Kjinjamejal” come from?

Kjinjamejal (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Mejal, from Old Prussian mērgā — girl.

Kjinjamejal (Plautdietsch): babysitter

Definitions

  1. babysitter

Ancestry of “Kjinjamejal”, step by step

Kjinjamejal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Mejal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschMejalgirl, lass, young lady
2Old Prussianmērgāgirl

via Plautdietsch Kjinja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschKjinja—
Every word from Old Prussian mērgā →Every word from Plautdietsch Mejal →