Where does “ડામર” come from?

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

ડામર (Gujarati): asphalt, tar, bitumen, coal tar

Definitions

  1. asphalt, tar, bitumen, coal tar

Ancestry of “ડામર”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdamarA large tree of the order Coniferae, indigenous...
2Malaydamarresin
3Proto-Malayicdamarresin
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandamaʀtree resin used in torches
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian damaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic damar →Every word from Malay damar →