Where does “samak” come from?

samak (Indonesian) comes from Malay samak, from Proto-Malayic *samak.

samak (Indonesian): tanning

Definitions

  1. tanning

Ancestry of “samak”, step by step

samak traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay samak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaysamakSeveral trees presently or formerly known under the genus Eugenia or not with similar tannin properties
2Proto-Malayic*samak—

via Arabic سَمْع

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَمْع—

via Minangkabau samak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Minangkabausamak—
Every word from Proto-Malayic *samak →Every word from Malay samak →