Where does “junkshop” come from?

junkshop (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.

junkshop (English): A shop selling miscellaneous items of...

Definitions

  1. A shop selling miscellaneous items of...

Ancestry of “junkshop”, step by step

junkshop 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 shop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshopAn establishment that sells goods or services to...
2Middle Englishshoppe—
3Old Englishsċeoppa—
4Proto-Germanicskupp-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskub-—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ →