Where does “timbal” come from?

timbal (English) comes from French timbale, from Old Occitan tambala, from Arabic طَبْل, from Middle Iranian tabir.

timbal (English): A kettledrum

Definitions

  1. A kettledrum

Ancestry of “timbal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtimbalekettledrum; timpani; cup, goblet; timbale
2Old Occitantambala—
3Arabicطَبْلdrum
4Middle Iraniantabir—
Every word from Middle Iranian tabir →
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