Where does “camphora” come from?

camphora (Medieval Latin) comes from Ancient Greek καμφορά, from Arabic كَافُور, from Malay kapur, from Pahlavi 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫, from Sanskrit कर्पूर, from Pali kappūra, from Old Malay kapur, from Proto-Malayic *kapur — lime, calcium.

Ancestry of “camphora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαμφορά
2Arabicكَافُور
3Malaykapurlime
4Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫
5Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
6Palikappūracamphor
7Old Malaykapur
8Proto-Malayic*kapur
9Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium

Words derived from “camphora

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀEvery word from Proto-Malayic *kapurEvery word from Old Malay kapur