Where does “ອຳພັນ” come from?

ອຳພັນ (Lao) comes from Thai อำพัน, from Persian عنبر, from Arabic عَنْبَر, from Middle Persian ʾmbl — ambergris.

ອຳພັນ (Lao): amber

Definitions

  1. amber

Ancestry of “ອຳພັນ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอำพันamber
2Persianعنبر—
3Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
4Middle Persianʾmblambergris
Every word from Middle Persian ʾmbl →Every word from Arabic عَنْبَر →Every word from Persian عنبر →