Where does “آهنربا” come from?

آهنربا (Persian) comes from Persian ربا — magnet.

آهنربا (Persian): magnet

Definitions

  1. magnet

Ancestry of “آهنربا”, step by step

آهنربا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ربا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianرباmagnet

via Persian آهَن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآهَن
Every word from Persian ربا