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Where does “Dschunke” come from?

Dschunke (German) comes from Italian giunco, from Portuguese junco, from Arabic جُنْك, from Malay jong, from Javanese djong, from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ, from Kawi joṅ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ.

Ancestry of “Dschunke”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Dschunke”

  • dzsunkák
  • dzsunka
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