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
Definitions
- camphor
Ancestry of “alcanfor”, step by step
alcanfor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hausa kafur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hausa | kafur | camphor |
| 2 | Arabic | كَافُور | — |
| 3 | Malay | kapur | lime |
| 4 | Pahlavi | 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कर्पूर | camphor |
| 6 | Pali | kappūra | camphor |
| 7 | Old Malay | kapur | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayic | *kapur | — |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | qapuʀ | lime, calcium |
via Andalusian Arabic الكافور
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andalusian Arabic | الكافور | — |