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 — boat.

junco (Portuguese): reed, rush; junk

Definitions

  1. reed, rush; junk

Ancestry of “junco”, step by step

junco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic جُنْك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجُنْك—
2MalayjongJong (a Javanese-Malay cargo and passenger ship)
3Javanesedjong—
4Javaneseꦗꦺꦴꦁumbrella
5Kawijoṅ—
6Proto-Mon-Khmer*d₂luuŋboat

via Latin iuncus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniuncusrush, reed
2Proto-Italicjoinikos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyoy-ni-—

Words derived from “junco”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ →