Where does “جُنْك” come from?

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

Ancestry of “جُنْك”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Malay	jong	Jong
2	Javanese	djong	—
3	Javanese	ꦗꦺꦴꦁ	—
4	Kawi	joṅ	—
5	Proto-Mon-Khmer	*d₂luuŋ	—

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