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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hindi	कपूर	camphor
2	Sauraseni Prakrit	𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀽𑀭	—
3	Sanskrit	कर्पूर	camphor
4	Pali	kappūra	—
5	Old Malay	kapur	—
6	Proto-Malayic	*kapur	—
7	Proto-Austronesian	qapuʀ	lime, calcium

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