Where does “junco” come from?
junco (Portuguese) comes from Arabic جُنْك, from Malay jong, from Javanese djong, from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ, from Kawi joṅ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ.
junco (Portuguese): reed, rush; junk
Ancestry of “junco”, step by step
Words derived from “junco”