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 *d₂luuŋ →Every word from Kawi joṅ →Every word from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ →