Where does “الدُّفّ” come from?

الدُّفّ (Arabic) comes from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯, from Sumerian 𒁾 — tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet.

Ancestry of “الدُّفّ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭣𐭯daf
2Sumerian𒁾tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet
Every word from Sumerian 𒁾 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯 →
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