Where does “pupur” come from?

pupur (Indonesian) comes from Malay pupur, from Old Javanese pupur — powder, scented white rice-powder used as a cosmetic.

pupur (Indonesian): powder

Definitions

  1. powder

Ancestry of “pupur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypupurcosmetic powder
2Old Javanesepupurpowder, scented white rice-powder used as a cosmetic

Words derived from “pupur”

Every word from Old Javanese pupur →Every word from Malay pupur →