Where does “Kapoor” come from?

Kapoor derives from Hindi कपूर, which comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀽𑀭, a Middle Indo-Aryan language spoken in ancient India.

Ancestry of “Kapoor”, step by step

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