Where does “جنك” come from?

جنك (Arabic) comes from Malay jong, from Javanese djong, from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ, from Kawi joṅ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ — boat.

جنك (Arabic): harp, or a kind thereof

Definitions

  1. harp, or a kind thereof

Ancestry of “جنك”, step by step

جنك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay jong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayjongJong (a Javanese-Malay cargo and passenger ship)
2Javanesedjong—
3Javaneseꦗꦺꦴꦁumbrella
4Kawijoṅ—
5Proto-Mon-Khmer*d₂luuŋboat

via Persian چنگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچنگclaw, talon; clutch, embrace; hand, finger
2Proto-Indo-Europeankeng-peg, hook; peg; hook; be pointed; hook, peg
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ →Every word from Kawi joṅ →Every word from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ →