Where does “Damara” come from?

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

Damara (English): A native of Damaraland

Definitions

  1. A native of Damaraland

Ancestry of “Damara”, step by step

Damara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay damar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydamarresin
2Proto-Malayicdamarresin
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandamaʀtree resin used in torches

via Spanish enramada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishenramadaintertwined branches

Words derived from “Damara”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian damaʀ →