Where does “alcanforar” come from?

alcanforar (Spanish) comes from Spanish alcanfor, from Hausa kafur, from Arabic كَافُور, from Malay kapur, from Pahlavi 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫, from Sanskrit कर्पूर, from Pali kappūra, from Old Malay kapur — lime, calcium.

alcanforar (Spanish): to camphorate

Definitions

  1. to camphorate

Ancestry of “alcanforar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalcanforcamphor
2Hausakafurcamphor
3Arabicكَافُور—
4Malaykapurlime
5Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫—
6Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
7Palikappūracamphor
8Old Malaykapur—
9Proto-Malayic*kapur—
10Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *kapur →Every word from Old Malay kapur →