Where does “alkampuran” come from?

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

alkampuran (Tagalog): to be put camphor to

Definitions

  1. to be put camphor to

Ancestry of “alkampuran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogalkamporcamphor
2Spanishalcanforcamphor
3Hausakafurcamphor
4Arabicكَافُور—
5Malaykapurlime
6Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫—
7Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
8Palikappūracamphor
9Old Malaykapur—
10Proto-Malayic*kapur—
11Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *kapur →Every word from Old Malay kapur →