Where does “jonque” come from?

jonque (French) comes from Italian giunca, from Portuguese junco, from Arabic جُنْك, from Malay jong, from Javanese djong, from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ, from Kawi joṅ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ — boat.

jonque (French): junk

Definitions

  1. junk

Ancestry of “jonque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangiuncajunk (vessel)
2Portuguesejuncoreed, rush; junk
3Arabicجُنْك—
4MalayjongJong (a Javanese-Malay cargo and passenger ship)
5Javanesedjong—
6Javaneseꦗꦺꦴꦁumbrella
7Kawijoṅ—
8Proto-Mon-Khmer*d₂luuŋboat

Words derived from “jonque”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ →Every word from Kawi joṅ →Every word from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ →