Where does “Kämpfer” come from?

Kämpfer (German) comes from French camphre, from Middle French champore, from Old French camphore, from Medieval Latin camphora, from Ancient Greek καμφορά, from Arabic كَافُور, from Malay kapur, from Pahlavi 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫 — lime, calcium.

Kämpfer (German): agent noun of kämpfen; fighter

Definitions

  1. agent noun of kämpfen; fighter

Ancestry of “Kämpfer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcamphrecamphor
2Middle Frenchchampore
3Old Frenchcamphore
4Medieval Latincamphora
5Ancient Greekκαμφορά
6Arabicكَافُور
7Malaykapurlime
8Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫
9Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
10Palikappūracamphor
11Old Malaykapur
12Proto-Malayic*kapur
13Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium

Words derived from “Kämpfer

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ