Where does “payuk” come from?

payuk (Jingpho) comes from Burmese ပရုတ်, from Sanskrit कर्पूर, from Pali kappūra, from Old Malay kapur, from Proto-Malayic *kapur, from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ — lime, calcium.

payuk (Jingpho): camphor

Definitions

  1. camphor

Ancestry of “payuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပရုတ်camphor
2Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
3Palikappūracamphor
4Old Malaykapur—
5Proto-Malayic*kapur—
6Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *kapur →Every word from Old Malay kapur →