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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.

jonquille (French): jonquil, daffodil

Definitions

  1. jonquil, daffodil

Ancestry of “jonquille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishjunquillojonquil
2Spanishjuncoreed, rush; junk
3Portuguesejuncoreed, rush; junk
4Arabicجُنْك—
5MalayjongJong
6Javanesedjong—
7Javaneseꦗꦺꦴꦁ—
8Kawijoṅ—
9Proto-Mon-Khmer*d₂luuŋ—

Words derived from “jonquille”

  • Jonquil
  • jonquil
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