Where does “atabalar” come from?

atabalar (Catalan) comes from Catalan tabal, from Arabic طَبْل, from Middle Iranian tabir.

atabalar (Catalan): to annoy, disturb, especially with noise

Definitions

  1. to annoy, disturb, especially with noise

Ancestry of “atabalar”, step by step

atabalar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan tabal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantabaldrum
2Arabicطَبْلdrum
3Middle Iraniantabir—

via Catalan A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanA—

Words derived from “atabalar”

Every word from Middle Iranian tabir →Every word from Arabic طَبْل →Every word from Catalan tabal →