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Where does “kámfor” come from?

kámfor (Hungarian) comes from German Kämpfer, 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 — lime, calcium.

kámfor (Hungarian): camphor

Definitions

  1. camphor

Ancestry of “kámfor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKämpferagent noun of kämpfen; fighter
2Frenchcamphrecamphor
3Middle Frenchchampore—
4Old Frenchcamphore—
5Medieval Latincamphora—
6Ancient Greekκαμφορά—
7Arabicكَافُور—
8Malaykapurlime
9Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫—
10Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
11Palikappūra—
12Old Malaykapur—
13Proto-Malayic*kapur—
14Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium
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