Where does “champaca” come from?

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

Ancestry of “champaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchampacachampac; Magnolia champaca; a large evergreen tree in the Magnoliaceae family
2Sanskritचम्पकa tree bearing yellow, fragrant flowers (Magnolia champaca, formerly Michelia campaka); the champac tree
3Palicampaka—
Every word from Pali campaka →Every word from Sanskrit चम्पक →Every word from Spanish champaca →