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Where does “copra” come from?

Copra comes from Malayalam കൊപ്ര, from Sanskrit कपाल, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapā́las, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kap-.

copra (English): The dried kernel of the coconut, from which...

Definitions

  1. The dried kernel of the coconut, from which...

Ancestry of “copra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecopracopra
2Malayalamകൊപ്ര—
3Sanskritकपालः—

Words derived from “copra”

  • copra
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