Where does “tamburi” come from?

tamburi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto tamburo, from French tambour, from Arabic طُنْبُور, from Persian دنب بره — lamb's tail.

tamburi (Esperanto): to drum, to beat the drum

Definitions

  1. to drum, to beat the drum

Ancestry of “tamburi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantotamburodrum
2Frenchtambourdrum; tambour
3Arabicطُنْبُور—
4Persianدنب برهlamb's tail
Every word from Persian دنب بره →Every word from Arabic طُنْبُور →Every word from French tambour →