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Where does “عنبر” come from?
عنبر (Persian) comes from Arabic عَنْبَر, from Middle Persian ʾmbl — ambergris.
Ancestry of “عنبر”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
عَنْبَر
amber; ambergris
2
Middle Persian
ʾmbl
ambergris
Words derived from “عنبر”
อำพัน
น้ำอำพัน
อำพันขี้ปลา
ອຳພັນ
Every word from Middle Persian ʾmbl →
Every word from Arabic عَنْبَر →