Where does “damar” come from?

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

damar (Indonesian): resin

Definitions

  1. resin

Ancestry of “damar”, step by step

damar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay damar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydamarresin
2Proto-Malayicdamarresin
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandamaʀtree resin used in torches

via Javanese Damar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JavaneseDamar—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian damaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic damar →Every word from Malay damar →
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