Where does “کافوور” come from?

کافوور (Central Kurdish) comes from Arabic كَافُور, 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.

کافوور (Central Kurdish): camphor tree

Definitions

  1. camphor tree

Ancestry of “کافوور”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَافُور—
2Malaykapurlime
3Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫—
4Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
5Palikappūracamphor
6Old Malaykapur—
7Proto-Malayic*kapur—
8Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *kapur →Every word from Old Malay kapur →