Where does “Amba” come from?

Amba (English) comes from Hebrew עמבה, from Iraqi Arabic عَمْبَة, from Marathi आंबा, from Sanskrit आम्र, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

Amba (English): an epithet of goddess Durga

Definitions

  1. an epithet of goddess Durga

Ancestry of “Amba”, step by step

Amba traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew עמבה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewעמבהamba
2Iraqi Arabicعَمْبَةamba; mango pickle mash
3Marathiआंबाmango
4Sanskritआम्रmango
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

via Sanskrit अम्बा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअम्बाa mother, good woman
2Proto-Indo-Iranian(H)anmáH

via Arabic عَمْبَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَمْبَة
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mósEvery word from Sanskrit आम्र