Where does “kapas” come from?

kapas (Indonesian) comes from Malay kapas, from Pali kappāsa, from Sanskrit कर्पास — cotton, Gossypium arboreum.

kapas (Indonesian): cotton

Definitions

  1. cotton

Ancestry of “kapas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykapascotton
2Palikappāsacotton
3Sanskritकर्पासcotton, Gossypium arboreum
Every word from Sanskrit कर्पास →Every word from Pali kappāsa →Every word from Malay kapas →