Where does “capoc” come from?
capoc (Italian) comes from English kapok, from Malay kapuk — kapok.
capoc (Italian): kapok
Ancestry of “capoc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | kapok | A silky fibre obtained from the silk-cotton tree... |
| 2 | Malay | kapuk | kapok |