Where does “kamfora” come from?

kamfora (Polish) comes from Old French camphore, from Medieval Latin camphora, from Ancient Greek καμφορά, from Arabic كَافُور, from Malay kapur, from Pahlavi 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫, from Sanskrit कर्पूर, from Pali kappūra — lime, calcium.

kamfora (Polish): camphor

Definitions

  1. camphor

Ancestry of “kamfora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcamphore—
2Medieval Latincamphora—
3Ancient Greekκαμφορά—
4Arabicكَافُور—
5Malaykapurlime
6Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫—
7Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
8Palikappūracamphor
9Old Malaykapur—
10Proto-Malayic*kapur—
11Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *kapur →Every word from Old Malay kapur →