Where does “kappūra” come from?

kappūra (Pali) comes from Old Malay kapur, from Proto-Malayic *kapur, from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ — lime, calcium.

kappūra (Pali): camphor

Definitions

  1. camphor

Ancestry of “kappūra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Malaykapur—
2Proto-Malayic*kapur—
3Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium

Words derived from “kappūra”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *kapur →Every word from Old Malay kapur →