Where does “tambor” come from?

tambor (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese atambor, from Arabic طُنْبُور, from Persian دنب بره — lamb's tail.

tambor (Galician): drum; hood; cylinder

Definitions

  1. drum; hood; cylinder

Ancestry of “tambor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueseatamborMoor drum
2Arabicطُنْبُور—
3Persianدنب برهlamb's tail

Words derived from “tambor”

Every word from Persian دنب بره →Every word from Arabic طُنْبُور →Every word from Old Portuguese atambor →