Where does “damas” come from?

damas (Indonesian) comes from Dutch damast, from Middle Dutch damst.

damas (Indonesian): out of money

Definitions

  1. out of money

Ancestry of “damas”, step by step

damas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch damast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdamastThe fabric damask; A similarly decorative,...
2Middle Dutchdamst—

via Malay damas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydamas—
Every word from Middle Dutch damst →Every word from Dutch damast →