Where does “sampaga” come from?

sampaga (Kapampangan) comes from Sanskrit चम्पक, from Pali campaka.

sampaga (Kapampangan): flower

Definitions

  1. flower

Ancestry of “sampaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचम्पकa tree bearing yellow, fragrant flowers (Magnolia champaca, formerly Michelia campaka); the champac tree
2Palicampaka
Every word from Pali campaka