Where does “ка́мфора” come from?

ка́мфора (Russian) comes from Italian canfora, from Latin camphora, from Arabic كَافُور, from Malay kapur, from Pahlavi 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫, from Sanskrit कर्पूर, from Pali kappūra, from Old Malay kapur — lime, calcium.

ка́мфора (Russian): camphor

Definitions

  1. camphor

Ancestry of “ка́мфора”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancanforacamphor; third-person singular present indicative...
2Latincamphora—
3Arabicكَافُور—
4Malaykapurlime
5Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫—
6Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
7Palikappūracamphor
8Old Malaykapur—
9Proto-Malayic*kapur—
10Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium

Words derived from “ка́мфора”

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