Where does “cempaka” come from?

cempaka (Indonesian) comes from Malay cempaka, from Sanskrit चम्पक, from Pali campaka.

cempaka (Indonesian): champac (Magnolia champaca)

Definitions

  1. champac (Magnolia champaca)

Ancestry of “cempaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaycempakachampac (Magnolia champaca)
2Sanskritचम्पकa tree bearing yellow, fragrant flowers (Magnolia champaca, formerly Michelia campaka); the champac tree
3Palicampaka—
Every word from Pali campaka →Every word from Sanskrit चम्पक →Every word from Malay cempaka →