Where does “കർപ്പൂരം” come from?

കർപ്പൂരം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit कर्पूर, from Pali kappūra, from Old Malay kapur, from Proto-Malayic *kapur, from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ — lime, calcium.

കർപ്പൂരം (Malayalam): camphor

Definitions

  1. camphor

Ancestry of “കർപ്പൂരം”, step by step

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