junk

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English word junk comes from Proto-Indo-European *yoy-ni-, Javanese djong, Kawi jong, and later Malay (macrolanguage) jong (Junk (a Chinese ship).)

*yoy-ni- (Proto-Indo-European)

djong (Javanese)

jong (Kawi)

*joinikos (Proto-Italic)

jong (Malay)

Junk (a Chinese ship).

iuncus (Latin)

Rush, reed.

junco (Portuguese)

Reed, rush (nautical) junk (a Chinese ship).

junk (English)

(nautical) A Chinese sailing vessel.

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