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