Where does “पीतांबर” come from?

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

पीतांबर (Hindi): yellow cloth or garment

Definitions

  1. yellow cloth or garment

Ancestry of “पीतांबर”, step by step

पीतांबर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi अम्बर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअम्बरAlternative spelling of अंबर
2Hindiअंबरsky; clothing, apparel
3Classical Persianعنبر—
4Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
5Middle Persianʾmblambergris

via Hindi पीत

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपीतyellow
2Sanskritपीतdrunk, imbibed, sipped, quaffed, sipped
Every word from Middle Persian ʾmbl →Every word from Arabic عَنْبَر →Every word from Classical Persian عنبر →