Where does “alcanfor” come from?
alcanfor (Spanish) comes from Hausa kafur, from Arabic كَافُور, from Malay kapur, from Pahlavi 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫, from Sanskrit कर्पूर, from Pali kappūra, from Old Malay kapur, from Proto-Malayic *kapur — lime, calcium.
alcanfor (Spanish): camphor
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Words derived from “alcanfor”