Where does “timbel” come from?

timbel (Malay) comes from Javanese timbel — lead.

timbel (Malay): lead; Nonstandard spelling of timbal; Synonym of...

Definitions

  1. lead; Nonstandard spelling of timbal; Synonym of...

Ancestry of “timbel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesetimbellead
Every word from Javanese timbel