Where does “tambak” come from?

tambak (Maranao) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tambak — dam, dyke, embankment.

tambak (Maranao): rampart

Definitions

  1. rampart

Ancestry of “tambak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tambakdam, dyke, embankment
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tambak
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