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Where does “ambar” come from?

ambar (English) comes from Turkish ambar, from Ottoman Turkish انبار, from Persian انبار, from Middle Persian hmbʾl, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎶𐎲𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Iranian hambāráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sambʰārás, from Proto-Indo-European sem-bʰor-ó-s — to bear, carry.

ambar (English): Any of various kinds of subterranean or barn-like...

Definitions

  1. Any of various kinds of subterranean or barn-like...

Ancestry of “ambar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishambarbarn; granary
2Ottoman Turkishانبارwarehouse, granary, depot, reservoir
3Persianانبارstore, warehouse, granary, depot, reservoir;...
4Middle Persianhmbʾlstore of food
5Old Persian𐏃𐎶𐎲𐎠𐎼—
6Proto-Iranianhambāráh—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniansambʰārása storage, warehouse, reservoir; provisions,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-bʰor-ó-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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