Where does “jong” come from?

jong (Malay) comes from Javanese djong, from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ, from Kawi joṅ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ — boat.

jong (Malay): Jong (a Javanese-Malay cargo and passenger ship)

Definitions

  1. Jong (a Javanese-Malay cargo and passenger ship)

Ancestry of “jong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesedjong—
2Javaneseꦗꦺꦴꦁumbrella
3Kawijoṅ—
4Proto-Mon-Khmer*d₂luuŋboat

Words derived from “jong”

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