Where does “ambra” come from?
ambra (Danish) comes from Italian Ambra, from Medieval Latin ambra, from Arabic عَنْبَر, from Middle Persian ʾmbl — ambergris.
ambra (Danish): ambergris; southernwood
Ancestry of “ambra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | Ambra | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | ambra | — |
| 3 | Arabic | عَنْبَر | amber; ambergris |
| 4 | Middle Persian | ʾmbl | ambergris |