Where does “kapokki” come from?

kapokki (Finnish) comes from English kapok, from Malay kapuk — kapok.

kapokki (Finnish): kapok

Definitions

  1. kapok

Ancestry of “kapokki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkapokA silky fibre obtained from the silk-cotton tree...
2Malaykapukkapok

Words derived from “kapokki”

Every word from Malay kapuk →Every word from English kapok →
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