Where does “canfora” come from?

canfora (Italian) comes from Latin camphora, from Arabic كَافُور, from Malay kapur, from Pahlavi 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫, from Sanskrit कर्पूर, from Pali kappūra, from Old Malay kapur, from Proto-Malayic *kapur — lime, calcium.

canfora (Italian): camphor; third-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. camphor; third-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “canfora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincamphora
2Arabicكَافُور
3Malaykapurlime
4Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫
5Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
6Palikappūracamphor
7Old Malaykapur
8Proto-Malayic*kapur
9Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium

Words derived from “canfora

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀEvery word from Proto-Malayic *kapurEvery word from Old Malay kapur
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