Where does “*kapur” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*kapur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium

Words derived from “*kapur

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ
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