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