Where does “gambir” come from?

gambir (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦒꦩ꧀ꦧꦶꦂ, from Old Javanese gambir.

gambir (Indonesian): gambier

Definitions

  1. gambier

Ancestry of “gambir”, step by step

gambir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Javanese ꦒꦩ꧀ꦧꦶꦂ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦒꦩ꧀ꦧꦶꦂ—
2Old Javanesegambir—

via Malay gambir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygambirgambier
Every word from Old Javanese gambir →Every word from Javanese ꦒꦩ꧀ꦧꦶꦂ →