Where does “junco” come from?

junco (English) comes from Spanish junco, from Portuguese junco, from Arabic جُنْك, from Malay jong, from Javanese djong, from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ, from Kawi joṅ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ — boat.

junco (English): Any bird of the genus "Junco", which includes...

Definitions

  1. Any bird of the genus "Junco", which includes...

Ancestry of “junco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishjuncoreed, rush; junk
2Portuguesejuncoreed, rush; junk
3Arabicجُنْك—
4MalayjongJong (a Javanese-Malay cargo and passenger ship)
5Javanesedjong—
6Javaneseꦗꦺꦴꦁumbrella
7Kawijoṅ—
8Proto-Mon-Khmer*d₂luuŋboat
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ →