Where does “طبل” come from?

طبل (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek τάβλα, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.

طبل (Arabic): verbal noun of طَبَلَ; drumming, drumbeat; drum

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of طَبَلَ; drumming, drumbeat; drum

Ancestry of “طبل”, step by step

طبل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τάβλα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτάβλαtablet; plank; table
2Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
3Proto-Italic*taðlāboard

via Arabic طَبْل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطَبْلdrum
2Middle Iraniantabir—

Words derived from “طبل”

Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →Every word from Latin tabula →Every word from Ancient Greek τάβλα →