Where does “ചമ്പകം” come from?

ചമ്പകം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit चम्पक, from Pali campaka.

ചമ്പകം (Malayalam): a flowering tree

Definitions

  1. a flowering tree

Ancestry of “ചമ്പകം”, step by step

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