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Originally Posted by baganing_balyan
javanese words usually have malay or sanskrit/tamil/hindi etymology. I can't find the etymology of gonjo.
I don't even know if gonjo and katik are the same. if gonjo is a continuous part of the blade then it's not the same as katik.
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The gonjo is generally a separate piece situated between the blade and hilt. A relatively few number of keris are "gonjo iras" where the gonjo and blade are one piece, often with a line marking where a separation would be.
Most Moro (for lack a a better descriptor) kris made after 1930 also are all one piece continuous from the blade and there is just an inscribed line to mark where the separation should be. Please don't tell me this is not the case.