Where does “timah” come from?

timah (Proto-Malayo-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan timah, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi timəah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian timəʀaq — tin.

Ancestry of “timah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Sumbawantimah—
2Proto-Sunda-Sulawesitiməah—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantiməʀaqtin
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian timəʀaq →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi timəah →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan timah →