Where does “ambrowiec” come from?

ambrowiec (Polish) comes from Polish ambra, from French ambre, from Middle French ambre, from Old French ambre, from Latin ambar, from Arabic عَنْبَر, from Middle Persian ʾmbl — ambergris.

ambrowiec (Polish): sweet gum, liquidambar

Definitions

  1. sweet gum, liquidambar

Ancestry of “ambrowiec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishambraambergris
2Frenchambreamber
3Middle Frenchambreamber
4Old Frenchambre—
5Latinambar—
6Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
7Middle Persianʾmblambergris
Every word from Middle Persian ʾmbl →Every word from Arabic عَنْبَر →Every word from Latin ambar →