'amchoor' originates from Hindi, specifically the word 'अमचूर' (amchur), where 'अम' (am) meant 'mango' and 'चूर' (chur) meant 'powder'.

'अमचूर' (amchur) transformed into the English word 'amchoor' as it was adopted into English culinary terminology.

Initially, it meant 'mango powder', and this meaning has remained consistent in modern usage.