Where does “champaca” come from?

champaca (Spanish) comes from Sanskrit चम्पक, from Pali campaka.

champaca (Spanish): champac; Magnolia champaca; a large evergreen tree in the Magnoliaceae family

Definitions

  1. champac; Magnolia champaca; a large evergreen tree in the Magnoliaceae family

Ancestry of “champaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचम्पकa tree bearing yellow, fragrant flowers (Magnolia champaca, formerly Michelia campaka); the champac tree
2Palicampaka—

Words derived from “champaca”

Every word from Pali campaka →Every word from Sanskrit चम्पक →