Where does “tuba” come from?

Tuba comes from Latin tuba, which was borrowed from Proto-Malayic tuba, ultimately derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuba.

tuba (English): A large brass musical instrument, usually in the...

Definitions

  1. A large brass musical instrument, usually in the...

Ancestry of “tuba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintubaA long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube
Every word from Latin tuba