Where does “âmbar” come from?

âmbar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ambar, from Arabic عَنْبَر, from Middle Persian ʾmbl — ambergris.

âmbar (Portuguese): amber; ambergris; amber-coloured

Definitions

  1. amber; ambergris; amber-coloured

Ancestry of “âmbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseambar—
2Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
3Middle Persianʾmblambergris
Every word from Middle Persian ʾmbl →Every word from Arabic عَنْبَر →Every word from Old Portuguese ambar →