Where does “ómra” come from?

ómra (Irish) comes from Middle French ambre, from Old French ambre, from Latin ambar, from Arabic عَنْبَر, from Middle Persian ʾmbl — ambergris.

ómra (Irish): amber

Definitions

  1. amber

Ancestry of “ómra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchambreamber
2Old Frenchambre
3Latinambar
4Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
5Middle Persianʾmblambergris

Words derived from “ómra

Every word from Middle Persian ʾmblEvery word from Arabic عَنْبَرEvery word from Latin ambar