Where does “junkless” come from?

junkless (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.

junkless (English): Free from junk

Definitions

  1. Free from junk

Ancestry of “junkless”, step by step

junkless 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 less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ
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