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Where does “tabor” come from?

tabor (English) comes from German Tabor, from Czech tábor, from Ottoman Turkish طابور — battalion.

tabor (English): A small drum; To make with a tabor; To strike...

Definitions

  1. A small drum; To make with a tabor; To strike...

Ancestry of “tabor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTabor—
2Czechtáborcamp
3Ottoman Turkishطابورbattalion

Words derived from “tabor”

  • tabour
  • taborer
  • taborist
Every word from Ottoman Turkish طابور →