Where does “kapur” come from?
kapur (Malay) comes from Pahlavi 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫, from Sanskrit कर्पूर, from Pali kappūra, from Old Malay kapur, from Proto-Malayic *kapur, from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ — lime, calcium.
kapur (Malay): lime
Ancestry of “kapur”, step by step
Words derived from “kapur”