Where does “tambaga” come from?

tambaga (Ternate) comes from Malay تمباݢ, from Sanskrit ताम्रक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

tambaga (Ternate): copper

Definitions

  1. copper

Ancestry of “tambaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayتمباݢcopper
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 →