Where does “tengar” come from?

tengar (Indonesian) comes from Malay tengar, from Proto-Malayic təŋər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋəʀ — kind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing.

tengar (Indonesian): mangrove

Definitions

  1. mangrove

Ancestry of “tengar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytengarmangrove
2Proto-Malayictəŋər—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəŋəʀkind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋəʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic təŋər →Every word from Malay tengar →