Where does “kopra” come from?

kopra (Finnish) comes from Portuguese copra, from Malayalam കൊപ്ര, from Sanskrit कपालः.

kopra (Finnish): copra

Definitions

  1. copra

Ancestry of “kopra”, step by step

kopra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese copra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecopracopra dried kernel of coconut
2Malayalamകൊപ്രcopra
3Sanskritकपालः—

via Finnish koura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkourafist; grapple, grab
2Proto-Finnickoprahollow of the hand

Words derived from “kopra”

Every word from Sanskrit कपालः →Every word from Malayalam കൊപ്ര →Every word from Portuguese copra →