Where does “dupa” come from?

dupa (Ternate) comes from Classical Malay دوڤا, from Sanskrit धूप, from Sanskrit अ — A vocative particle; o, oh; An interjection of...

dupa (Ternate): incense

Definitions

  1. incense

Ancestry of “dupa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayدوڤا—
2Sanskritधूपincense
3SanskritअA vocative particle; o, oh; An interjection of...
Every word from Sanskrit अ →Every word from Sanskrit धूप →Every word from Classical Malay دوڤا →
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