Where does “rimba” come from?

rimba (Indonesian) comes from Malay rimba, from Proto-Malayic *rimba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀimba.

rimba (Indonesian): forest, jungle

Definitions

  1. forest, jungle

Ancestry of “rimba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayrimbajungle, forest
2Proto-Malayic*rimba—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀimba—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀimba →Every word from Proto-Malayic *rimba →Every word from Malay rimba →