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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
Every word from Persian دنب بره →