Where does “ambar” come from?

ambar (Old Portuguese) comes from Arabic عَنْبَر, from Middle Persian ʾmbl — ambergris.

Ancestry of “ambar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
2Middle Persianʾmblambergris

Words derived from “ambar”

Every word from Middle Persian ʾmbl →Every word from Arabic عَنْبَر →
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