*ambhi-
也称为 *mbhi-,原始印欧语根,意为“周围”; 可能源自 *ant-bhi,意为“两侧”,源自词根 *ant- “前面,前额”。
它构成或部分构成以下单词: abaft; about; alley(n.1)“建筑物之间的开放通道”; ambagious; ambassador; ambi-; ambidexterity; ambidextrous; ambience; ambient; ambiguous; ambit; ambition; ambitious; amble; ambulance; ambulant; ambulate; ambulation; ambulatory; amphi-; amphibian; Amphictyonic; amphisbaena; Amphiscians; amphitheater; amphora; amputate; amputation; ancillary; andante; anfractuous; be-; begin; beleaguer; between; bivouac; but; by; circumambulate; embassy; ember-days; funambulist; ombudsman; perambulate; perambulation; preamble; somnambulate; somnambulism; umlaut。
它是以下单词的假设来源/其存在的证据由以下单词提供: abhitah(梵语)“两侧”, abhi “朝向,到”; aibi(阿维斯塔语); amphi(希腊语)“周围”; 拉丁语 ambi- “周围”; 高卢语 ambi-,古爱尔兰语 imb- “周围”; 古教会斯拉夫语 oba; 立陶宛语 abu “两个”; 古英语 ymbe,德语 um “周围”。