Where does “කපුරු” come from?

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

කපුරු (Sinhalese): camphor

Definitions

  1. camphor

Ancestry of “කපුරු”, step by step

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