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