The story
- Old Javanese · derived fromAmbwan“Ambon”
- English todayAmbon
Ultimately from Old Javanese Ambwan (“Ambon”), attested in the Nagarakṛtāgama, likely through Classical Malay and reinforced by modern Indonesian. Compare nearby names such as Fordata Yabun. See also Amboyna, ultimately from Portuguese, and likely from a similar source.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.