Where does “hămbăraș” come from?
hămbăraș (Romanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian hambar, from Hungarian hombár, from Ottoman Turkish انبار, from Persian انبار, from Middle Persian hmbʾl, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎶𐎲𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Iranian hambāráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sambʰārás — to bear, carry.
Ancestry of “hămbăraș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | hambar | Alternative spelling of ambar |
| 2 | Hungarian | hombár | granary a storage facility for grain |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | انبار | warehouse, granary, depot, reservoir |
| 4 | Persian | انبار | store, warehouse, granary, depot, reservoir;... |
| 5 | Middle Persian | hmbʾl | store of food |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎶𐎲𐎠𐎼 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | hambāráh | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sambʰārás | a storage, warehouse, reservoir; provisions,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem-bʰor-ó-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |