Where does “अंबर” come from?

अंबर (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian عنبر, from Arabic عَنْبَر, from Middle Persian ʾmbl — ambergris.

अंबर (Hindi): sky; clothing, apparel

Definitions

  1. sky; clothing, apparel

Ancestry of “अंबर”, step by step

अंबर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian عنبر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianعنبر—
2Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
3Middle Persianʾmblambergris

via Sanskrit अम्बर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअम्बरsurroundings, environment; sky, atmosphere,...

Words derived from “अंबर”

Every word from Middle Persian ʾmbl →Every word from Arabic عَنْبَر →Every word from Classical Persian عنبر →