Where does “tembako” come from?
tembako (Peranakan Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦠꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦏꦺꦴ, from Persian تنباکو, from Portuguese tabaco, from Spanish tabaco, from Ottoman Turkish طباق, from Arabic طَبَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka- — to be warm, be hot.
tembako (Peranakan Indonesian): tobacco
Definitions
- tobacco
Ancestry of “tembako”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦠꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦏꦺꦴ | tobacco |
| 2 | Persian | تنباکو | tobacco |
| 3 | Portuguese | tabaco | tobacco |
| 4 | Spanish | tabaco | tobacco |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | طباق | dish, plate, any vessel for holding food, especially a round and shallow one, with a knobbed cover |
| 6 | Arabic | طَبَق | plate |
| 7 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |