Where does “camphore” come from?

camphore (Old French) 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.

Ancestry of “camphore”, step by step

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

Words derived from “camphore

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