Where does “żonkil” come from?

żonkil (Polish) comes from French jonquille, from Spanish junquillo, from Spanish junco, from Portuguese junco, from Arabic جُنْك, from Malay jong, from Javanese djong, from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ — boat.

żonkil (Polish): daffodil

Definitions

  1. daffodil

Ancestry of “żonkil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjonquillejonquil, daffodil
2Spanishjunquillojonquil
3Spanishjuncoreed, rush; junk
4Portuguesejuncoreed, rush; junk
5Arabicجُنْك
6MalayjongJong (a Javanese-Malay cargo and passenger ship)
7Javanesedjong
8Javaneseꦗꦺꦴꦁumbrella
9Kawijoṅ
10Proto-Mon-Khmer*d₂luuŋboat
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ
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