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Where does “كهلبار” come from?

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

كهلبار (Ottoman Turkish): vulgar form of كهربا

Definitions

  1. vulgar form of كهربا

Ancestry of “كهلبار”, step by step

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

Words derived from “كهلبار”

  • κεχριμπάρι
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