Where does “zat kapur” come from?

zat kapur (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kapur, 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.

zat kapur (Indonesian): calcium

Definitions

  1. calcium

Ancestry of “zat kapur”, step by step

zat kapur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian kapur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankapurlime
2Malaykapurlime
3Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫—
4Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
5Palikappūracamphor
6Old Malaykapur—
7Proto-Malayic*kapur—
8Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium

via Indonesian zat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianzatsubstance
2Malayzat—
3Classical Malayzatsubstance
4Arabicذَاتbeing, essence, substance, nature

Words derived from “zat kapur”

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