Where does “džonka” come from?
džonka (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English junk, from Portuguese junco, from Arabic جُنْك, from Malay jong, from Javanese djong, from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ, from Kawi joṅ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ.
džonka (Serbo-Croatian): junk
Ancestry of “džonka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | junk | Discarded or waste material; rubbish, trash,... |
| 2 | Portuguese | junco | reed, rush; junk |
| 3 | Arabic | جُنْك | — |
| 4 | Malay | jong | Jong |
| 5 | Javanese | djong | — |
| 6 | Javanese | ꦗꦺꦴꦁ | — |
| 7 | Kawi | joṅ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | *d₂luuŋ | — |