Where does “tambaque” come from?

tambaque (Portuguese) comes from Malay tembaga, from Sanskrit ताम्रक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

tambaque (Portuguese): tombak brass alloy with zinc content below 28%

Definitions

  1. tombak brass alloy with zinc content below 28%

Ancestry of “tambaque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytembagacopper
2Sanskritताम्रकcopper
3Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas →Every word from Sanskrit -क →Every word from Sanskrit ताम्रक →