Where does “ámbar” come from?

ámbar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese ambar, from Arabic عَنْبَر, from Middle Persian ʾmbl — ambergris.

ámbar (Galician): amber; amber color

Definitions

  1. amber; amber color

Ancestry of “ámbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseambar—
2Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
3Middle Persianʾmblambergris
Every word from Middle Persian ʾmbl →Every word from Arabic عَنْبَر →Every word from Old Portuguese ambar →