Where does “jonk” come from?

jonk (Dutch) comes from Javanese djong, from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ, from Kawi joṅ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ — boat.

jonk (Dutch): young

Definitions

  1. young

Ancestry of “jonk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesedjong—
2Javaneseꦗꦺꦴꦁumbrella
3Kawijoṅ—
4Proto-Mon-Khmer*d₂luuŋboat

Words derived from “jonk”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ →