Where does “pupur” come from?

pupur (Banjarese) comes from Old Javanese pupur — powder, scented white rice-powder used as a cosmetic.

pupur (Banjarese): cosmetic powder

Definitions

  1. cosmetic powder

Ancestry of “pupur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesepupurpowder, scented white rice-powder used as a cosmetic
Every word from Old Javanese pupur
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