Where does “jonquille” come from?

jonquille (French) comes from Spanish junquillo, from Spanish junco, from Portuguese junco, from Arabic جُنْك, from Malay jong, from Javanese djong, from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ, from Kawi joṅ — boat.

jonquille (French): jonquil, daffodil

Definitions

  1. jonquil, daffodil

Ancestry of “jonquille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishjunquillojonquil
2Spanishjuncoreed, rush; junk
3Portuguesejuncoreed, rush; junk
4Arabicجُنْك
5MalayjongJong (a Javanese-Malay cargo and passenger ship)
6Javanesedjong
7Javaneseꦗꦺꦴꦁumbrella
8Kawijoṅ
9Proto-Mon-Khmer*d₂luuŋboat

Words derived from “jonquille

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋEvery word from Kawi joṅEvery word from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ
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