Where does “kapas” come from?
kapas (Malay) comes from Pali kappāsa, from Sanskrit कर्पास — cotton, Gossypium arboreum.
kapas (Malay): cotton
Ancestry of “kapas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | kappāsa | cotton |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कर्पास | cotton, Gossypium arboreum |
Words derived from “kapas”