Where does “كابوك” come from?

كابوك (Arabic) comes from Malay kapuk — kapok.

كابوك (Arabic): kapok, silk-cotton tree (the fibre of Ceiba pentandra, less often of Bombax ceiba or trees)

Definitions

  1. kapok, silk-cotton tree (the fibre of Ceiba pentandra, less often of Bombax ceiba or trees)

Ancestry of “كابوك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykapukkapok
Every word from Malay kapuk