Where does “tamboer” come from?

tamboer (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch tamboer, from French tambour, from Arabic طُنْبُور, from Persian دنب بره — lamb's tail.

tamboer (Afrikaans): drum

Definitions

  1. drum

Ancestry of “tamboer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtamboermarching drum
2Frenchtambourdrum; tambour
3Arabicطُنْبُور—
4Persianدنب برهlamb's tail
Every word from Persian دنب بره →Every word from Arabic طُنْبُور →Every word from French tambour →