Where does “timbale” come from?

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

timbale (French): kettledrum; timpani; cup, goblet; timbale

Definitions

  1. kettledrum; timpani; cup, goblet; timbale

Ancestry of “timbale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitantambala—
2Arabicطَبْلdrum
3Middle Iraniantabir—

Words derived from “timbale”

Every word from Middle Iranian tabir →Every word from Arabic طَبْل →Every word from Old Occitan tambala →