Where does “kamfer” come from?

kamfer (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Medieval Latin camphora, from Ancient Greek καμφορά, from Arabic كَافُور, from Malay kapur, from Pahlavi 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫, from Sanskrit कर्पूर, from Pali kappūra, from Old Malay kapur — lime, calcium.

kamfer (Norwegian Nynorsk): camphor

Definitions

  1. camphor

Ancestry of “kamfer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincamphora—
2Ancient Greekκαμφορά—
3Arabicكَافُور—
4Malaykapurlime
5Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫—
6Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
7Palikappūracamphor
8Old Malaykapur—
9Proto-Malayic*kapur—
10Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *kapur →Every word from Old Malay kapur →