Where does “tengar” come from?

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

tengar (Malay): mangrove

Definitions

  1. mangrove

Ancestry of “tengar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayictəŋər—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəŋəʀkind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing

Words derived from “tengar”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋəʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic təŋər →