Where does “damar” come from?

damar (Dutch) comes from Malay damar, from Proto-Malayic damar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian damaʀ — tree resin used in torches.

damar (Dutch): damar resin

Definitions

  1. damar resin

Ancestry of “damar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydamarresin
2Proto-Malayicdamarresin
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandamaʀtree resin used in torches
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian damaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic damar →Every word from Malay damar →