Where does “kafur” come from?

kafur (Hausa) comes from Arabic كَافُور, from Malay kapur, from Pahlavi 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫, from Sanskrit कर्पूर, from Pali kappūra, from Old Malay kapur, from Proto-Malayic *kapur, from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ — lime, calcium.

kafur (Hausa): camphor

Definitions

  1. camphor

Ancestry of “kafur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَافُور
2Malaykapurlime
3Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫
4Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
5Palikappūracamphor
6Old Malaykapur
7Proto-Malayic*kapur
8Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium

Words derived from “kafur

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀEvery word from Proto-Malayic *kapurEvery word from Old Malay kapur