Where does “giunca” come from?

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

giunca (Italian): junk (vessel)

Definitions

  1. junk (vessel)

Ancestry of “giunca”, step by step

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

Words derived from “giunca

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