Where does “tumbaga” come from?

tumbaga (Maguindanao) comes from Malay tembaga, from Sanskrit ताम्रक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

tumbaga (Maguindanao): copper

Definitions

  1. copper

Ancestry of “tumbaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytembagacopper
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 →