Where does “ambaraʼ aʼbatu” come from?

ambaraʼ aʼbatu (Makasar) comes from Makasar ambaraʼ, from Arabic عَنْبَر, from Middle Persian ʾmbl — ambergris.

ambaraʼ aʼbatu (Makasar): granulated ambergris

Definitions

  1. granulated ambergris

Ancestry of “ambaraʼ aʼbatu”, step by step

ambaraʼ aʼbatu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar ambaraʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarambaraʼambergris; amber a hard, fragrant substance found at the bottom of the sea or from the stomach of marine fish
2Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
3Middle Persianʾmblambergris

via Makasar aʼbatu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaraʼbatu—
Every word from Middle Persian ʾmbl →Every word from Arabic عَنْبَر →Every word from Makasar ambaraʼ →