Where does “timbak” come from?
timbak (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic timbak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ti(m)bak.
timbak (Malay): Obsolete form of tembak
Ancestry of “timbak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | timbak | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ti(m)bak | — |
Words derived from “timbak”