Where does “ámbar” come from?
ámbar (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic عَنْبَر, from Arabic عَنْبَر, from Middle Persian ʾmbl — ambergris.
ámbar (Spanish): amber
Ancestry of “ámbar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Andalusian Arabic | عَنْبَر | — |
| 2 | Arabic | عَنْبَر | amber; ambergris |
| 3 | Middle Persian | ʾmbl | ambergris |