Where does “champore” come from?

champore (Middle French) comes from Old French camphore, from Medieval Latin camphora, from Ancient Greek καμφορά, from Arabic كَافُور, from Malay kapur, from Pahlavi 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫, from Sanskrit कर्पूर, from Pali kappūra — lime, calcium.

Ancestry of “champore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcamphore
2Medieval Latincamphora
3Ancient Greekκαμφορά
4Arabicكَافُور
5Malaykapurlime
6Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫
7Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
8Palikappūracamphor
9Old Malaykapur
10Proto-Malayic*kapur
11Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium

Words derived from “champore

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