Where does “kapur” come from?

kapur (Indonesian) comes from Malay kapur, from Pahlavi 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫, from Sanskrit कर्पूर, from Pali kappūra, from Old Malay kapur, from Proto-Malayic *kapur, from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ — lime, calcium.

kapur (Indonesian): lime

Definitions

  1. lime

Ancestry of “kapur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykapurlime
2Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫—
3Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
4Palikappūracamphor
5Old Malaykapur—
6Proto-Malayic*kapur—
7Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium

Words derived from “kapur”

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