Where does “كهربا” come from?

كهربا (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

كهربا (Ottoman Turkish): amber, succin

Definitions

  1. amber, succin

Ancestry of “كهربا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَهْرَبَاءelectricity
2Persianکهرباamber
3Persianکاهchaff; straw; hay
4Persianکاستنto decrease
5Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “كهربا”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian kas- →Every word from Persian کاستن →