Where does “timah” come from?

timah (Indonesian) comes from Malay timah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian timəʀaq — tin.

timah (Indonesian): tin

Definitions

  1. tin

Ancestry of “timah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytimahtin
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantiməʀaqtin

Words derived from “timah

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian timəʀaqEvery word from Malay timah