Where does “амбре” come from?

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

амбре (Russian): odor, smell

Definitions

  1. odor, smell

Ancestry of “амбре”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchambreamber
2Middle Frenchambreamber
3Old Frenchambre
4Latinambar
5Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
6Middle Persianʾmblambergris
Every word from Middle Persian ʾmblEvery word from Arabic عَنْبَرEvery word from Latin ambar