Where does “junkroom” come from?
junkroom (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.
junkroom (English): A room for storing junk
Definitions
- A room for storing junk
Ancestry of “junkroom”, step by step
junkroom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English junk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | junk | Discarded or waste material; rubbish, trash,... |
| 2 | Portuguese | junco | reed, rush; junk |
| 3 | Arabic | جُنْك | — |
| 4 | Malay | jong | Jong (a Javanese-Malay cargo and passenger ship) |
| 5 | Javanese | djong | — |
| 6 | Javanese | ꦗꦺꦴꦁ | umbrella |
| 7 | Kawi | joṅ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | *d₂luuŋ | boat |
via English room
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | room | Opportunity or scope; Space "for" something, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | roum | A space or area; A room |
| 3 | Old English | rūm | room, space; roomy, spacious, ample, extensive,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rūm | roomy, spacious; room, open space |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |