Where does “ámbar” come from?

ámbar (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic عَنْبَر, from Arabic عَنْبَر, from Middle Persian ʾmbl — ambergris.

ámbar (Spanish): amber

Definitions

  1. amber

Ancestry of “ámbar”, step by step

ámbar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Andalusian Arabic عَنْبَر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicعَنْبَر—
2Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
3Middle Persianʾmblambergris

via Medieval Latin ambra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinambra—

Words derived from “ámbar”

Every word from Middle Persian ʾmbl →Every word from Arabic عَنْبَر →Every word from Andalusian Arabic عَنْبَر →