Where does “tavla” come from?

tavla (English) comes from Turkish tavla, from Ottoman Turkish tavla, from Italian tavola, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.

tavla (English): A version of the board game backgammon played...

Definitions

  1. A version of the board game backgammon played...

Ancestry of “tavla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtavlatavla; backgammon
2Ottoman Turkishtavla—
3Italiantavolatable; board, panel, plank, slab; plate
4Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
5Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →Every word from Latin tabula →Every word from Italian tavola →