Where does “عنبر” come from?

عنبر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic عَنْبَر, from Middle Persian ʾmbl — ambergris.

عنبر (Ottoman Turkish): ambergris, a solid, waxy, flammable substance produced in the intestines of the sperm whale

Definitions

  1. ambergris, a solid, waxy, flammable substance produced in the intestines of the sperm whale

Ancestry of “عنبر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
2Middle Persianʾmblambergris

Words derived from “عنبر”

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