Where does “ambră” come from?

ambră (Romanian) comes from French ambre, from Middle French ambre, from Old French ambre, from Latin ambar, from Arabic عَنْبَر, from Middle Persian ʾmbl — ambergris.

ambră (Romanian): ambergris; amber

Definitions

  1. ambergris; amber

Ancestry of “ambră”, step by step

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