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Where does “kapokki” come from?
kapokki (Finnish) comes from English kapok, from Malay kapuk — kapok.
kapokki
(Finnish): kapok
Definitions
kapok
Ancestry of “kapokki”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
English
kapok
A silky fibre obtained from the silk-cotton tree...
2
Malay
kapuk
kapok
Words derived from “kapokki”
kapokkio
kapokkipuu
valkokapokkio
Every word from Malay kapuk →
Every word from English kapok →