Etymograph

English

Yankowski

Yankowski comes from Polish Jankowski, and goes back to Late Latin Iōhannē.

  1. Late LatinmodernIōhannē
  2. PolishmodernJan
  3. Polish, derivedmodernJanek
  4. Polish, derivedmodernJankowski
  5. EnglishtodayYankowski

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Late LatinmodernIōhannē
  2. PolishmodernJan
  3. Polish, derivedmodernJanek
  4. Polish, derivedmodernJankowski
  5. EnglishtodayYankowski

The story

Americanized spelling of Polish Jankowski.

Today it means

name A surname from Polish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Late Latin Iōhannē / Yankowski