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Where does “ambar” come from?
ambar (Latin) comes from Arabic عَنْبَر, from Middle Persian ʾmbl — ambergris.
Ancestry of “ambar”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
عَنْبَر
amber; ambergris
2
Middle Persian
ʾmbl
ambergris
Words derived from “ambar”
amber
Amber
yellowhammer
Ambergate
ammer
amberjack
ambrette
ambery
amberlike
ambeer
ambrite
amberfish
ambre
ambre
ambre
aumbre
ambre
ómra
amber
yelwambre
ambre gris
yelamber
ambrer
ómrach
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