Where does “tombac” come from?
tombac (English) comes from English tombak, from Malay tembaga, from Sanskrit ताम्रक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.
tombac (English): Alternative form of tombak
Definitions
- Alternative form of tombak
Ancestry of “tombac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tombak | A type of goblet drum used heavily in Persian... |
| 2 | Malay | tembaga | copper |
| 3 | Sanskrit | ताम्रक | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -क | doer, maker |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *-kas | — |