Where does “कपूर” come from?

कपूर (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀽𑀭, from Sanskrit कर्पूर, from Pali kappūra, from Old Malay kapur, from Proto-Malayic *kapur, from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ — lime, calcium.

कपूर (Hindi): camphor

Definitions

  1. camphor

Ancestry of “कपूर”, step by step

कपूर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀽𑀭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀽𑀭—
2Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
3Palikappūracamphor
4Old Malaykapur—
5Proto-Malayic*kapur—
6Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium

via Punjabi ਕਪੂਰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਕਪੂਰcamphor tree

Words derived from “कपूर”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *kapur →Every word from Old Malay kapur →