Where does “tambak” come from?

tambak (English) comes from Javanese ꦠꦩ꧀ꦧꦏ꧀, from Old Javanese tambak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tambak — dam, dyke, embankment.

tambak (English): In Java, a brackish pond for raising fish and growing rice

Definitions

  1. In Java, a brackish pond for raising fish and growing rice

Ancestry of “tambak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦠꦩ꧀ꦧꦏ꧀a pond near the shore where certain sea fish are bred
2Old Javanesetambak—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tambakdam, dyke, embankment
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tambak →Every word from Old Javanese tambak →Every word from Javanese ꦠꦩ꧀ꦧꦏ꧀ →