Where does “अंबर” come from?

अंबर (Marathi) comes from Classical Persian عنبر, from Arabic عَنْبَر, from Middle Persian ʾmbl — ambergris.

अंबर (Marathi): the sky

Definitions

  1. the sky

Ancestry of “अंबर”, step by step

अंबर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian عنبر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianعنبر—
2Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
3Middle Persianʾmblambergris

via Old Marathi 𑘀𑘽𑘤𑘨

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathi𑘀𑘽𑘤𑘨—
2Sanskritअम्बरsurroundings, environment; sky, atmosphere,...
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