Where does “dambar” come from?

dambar (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic damar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian damaʀ — tree resin used in torches.

dambar (Iban): resin

Definitions

  1. resin

Ancestry of “dambar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicdamarresin
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandamaʀtree resin used in torches
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian damaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic damar →