Where does “panambak” come from?
panambak (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tambak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tambak — dam, dyke, embankment.
panambak (Tagalog): soil, sand and other filling material used to elevate a low-lying location
Definitions
- soil, sand and other filling material used to elevate a low-lying location
Ancestry of “panambak”, step by step
panambak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog tambak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | tambak | heap; pile; mound of earth, garbage, stones, sand, etc |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *tambak | dam, dyke, embankment |
via Tagalog pang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pang | Adjective prefix; instrumentative case of the... |