Where does “džonkki” come from?

džonkki (Finnish) comes from Javanese djong, from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ, from Kawi joṅ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ — boat.

džonkki (Finnish): junk

Definitions

  1. junk

Ancestry of “džonkki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesedjong
2Javaneseꦗꦺꦴꦁumbrella
3Kawijoṅ
4Proto-Mon-Khmer*d₂luuŋboat
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋEvery word from Kawi joṅEvery word from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ