Etymology Explorer › Old Portuguese

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
Every word from Middle Persian ʾmbl →