Where does “ambaraʼ sibatu” come from?

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

ambaraʼ sibatu (Makasar): a ball of ambergris

Definitions

  1. a ball of ambergris

Ancestry of “ambaraʼ sibatu”, step by step

ambaraʼ sibatu 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 sibatu

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