Where does “کهربا” come from?

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

کهربا (Persian): amber

Definitions

  1. amber

Ancestry of “کهربا”, step by step

کهربا traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کاه

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

via Persian کهربای

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکهربای
2Middle Persiankhlpʾdamber
3Middle Persiankhchaff, straw

via Persian ربا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianرباmagnet

Words derived from “کهربا

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