Where does “كافور” come from?

كافور (Andalusian Arabic) comes from Malay kapur, from Pahlavi 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫, from Sanskrit कर्पूर, from Pali kappūra, from Old Malay kapur, from Proto-Malayic *kapur, from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ — lime, calcium.

Ancestry of “كافور”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykapurlime
2Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫
3Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
4Palikappūracamphor
5Old Malaykapur
6Proto-Malayic*kapur
7Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀEvery word from Proto-Malayic *kapurEvery word from Old Malay kapur