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