Where does “tambak” come from?

tambak (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tambak — dam, dyke, embankment.

Ancestry of “tambak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tambakdam, dyke, embankment
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tambak