Where does “ivwar” come from?

ivwar (Mauritian Creole) comes from French ivoire, from Italian avorio, from Latin eboreus, from Latin ebur, from Demotic yb, from Egyptian ꜣbw, from Egyptian ꜣb, from Proto-Afroasiatic *leb-.

ivwar (Mauritian Creole): ivory

Definitions

ivory

Ancestry of “ivwar”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	ivoire	ivory
2	Italian	avorio	ivory
3	Latin	eboreus	ivory
4	Latin	ebur	ivory; a thing made of ivory; an elephant
5	Demotic	yb	ivory, Elephantine
6	Egyptian	ꜣbw	cessation; elephant; elephant tusk
7	Egyptian	ꜣb	to stop, to take a break; to cease or stop; to...
8	Proto-Afroasiatic	*leb-	—

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic *leb- →Every word from Egyptian ꜣb →Every word from Egyptian ꜣbw →