Etymology Explorer
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Where does “kapur” come from?
kapur (Old Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *kapur, from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ — lime, calcium.
Ancestry of “kapur”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Malayic
*kapur
—
2
Proto-Austronesian
qapuʀ
lime, calcium
Words derived from “kapur”
camphor
Kapoor
kaempferol
camphene
camphoric
camphoraceous
camphorwood
camphine
dihydrokaempferol
camphorate
camphory
camphorsulphonic
camphorweed
oxycamphor
camphol
camsal
kappūra
कर्पूर
កប៌ូរ
𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀽𑀭
𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫
ပရုတ်
ڪپور
কর্পূর
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ →
Every word from Proto-Malayic *kapur →