Where does “tembaga” come from?

tembaga (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese tambaga, from Sanskrit ताम्रक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

tembaga (Javanese): copper

Definitions

  1. copper

Ancestry of “tembaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesetambagacopper
2Sanskritताम्रकcopper
3Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas →Every word from Sanskrit -क →Every word from Sanskrit ताम्रक →