Where does “ਕਪੂਰੁ” come from?

ਕਪੂਰੁ (Old Punjabi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀽𑀭, from Sanskrit कर्पूर, from Pali kappūra, from Old Malay kapur, from Proto-Malayic *kapur, from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ — lime, calcium.

ਕਪੂਰੁ (Old Punjabi): camphor

Definitions

  1. camphor

Ancestry of “ਕਪੂਰੁ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀽𑀭—
2Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
3Palikappūracamphor
4Old Malaykapur—
5Proto-Malayic*kapur—
6Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *kapur →Every word from Old Malay kapur →