Where does “ćilibar” come from?

ćilibar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish كهلبار, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

ćilibar (Serbo-Croatian): amber

Definitions

  1. amber

Ancestry of “ćilibar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكهلبارvulgar form of كهربا
2Persianکهرباamber
3Persianکاهchaff; straw; hay
4Persianکاستنto decrease
5Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian kas- →Every word from Persian کاستن →