Where does “zat kapur” come from?

zat kapur (Malay) comes from Indonesian zat kapur, from Indonesian kapur, from Malay kapur, from Pahlavi 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫, from Sanskrit कर्पूर, from Pali kappūra, from Old Malay kapur, from Proto-Malayic *kapur — lime, calcium.

zat kapur (Malay): calcium

Definitions

  1. calcium

Ancestry of “zat kapur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianzat kapurcalcium
2Indonesiankapurlime
3Malaykapurlime
4Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫—
5Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
6Palikappūracamphor
7Old Malaykapur—
8Proto-Malayic*kapur—
9Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *kapur →Every word from Old Malay kapur →
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