Where does “junkdealer” come from?

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

Ancestry of “junkdealer”, step by step

junkdealer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English junk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjunkDiscarded or waste material; rubbish, trash,...
2Portuguesejuncoreed, rush; junk
3Arabicجُنْك—
4MalayjongJong (a Javanese-Malay cargo and passenger ship)
5Javanesedjong—
6Javaneseꦗꦺꦴꦁumbrella
7Kawijoṅ—
8Proto-Mon-Khmer*d₂luuŋboat

via English dealer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdealerOne who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a...
2Middle EnglishdelareA distributor or splitter; one who parts or gives...
3Old Englishdǣlere—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ →Every word from Kawi joṅ →Every word from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ →