Where does “তবলা” come from?

তবলা (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian طبله, from Arabic طَبْلَة, from Arabic طَبْل, from Middle Iranian tabir.

তবলা (Bengali): tabla

Definitions

  1. tabla

Ancestry of “তবলা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianطبله—
2Arabicطَبْلَة—
3Arabicطَبْلdrum
4Middle Iraniantabir—
Every word from Middle Iranian tabir →Every word from Arabic طَبْل →Every word from Arabic طَبْلَة →