Where does “kapas” come from?
kapas (Indonesian) comes from Malay kapas, from Pali kappāsa, from Sanskrit कर्पास — cotton, Gossypium arboreum.
kapas (Indonesian): cotton
Ancestry of “kapas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | kapas | cotton |
| 2 | Pali | kappāsa | cotton |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कर्पास | cotton, Gossypium arboreum |