Where does “tamboril” come from?

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

tamboril (Galician): kind of tabor or small drum usually played with two drumsticks

Definitions

  1. kind of tabor or small drum usually played with two drumsticks

Ancestry of “tamboril”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciantambordrum; hood; cylinder
2Old PortugueseatamborMoor drum
3Arabicطُنْبُور
4Persianدنب برهlamb's tail

Words derived from “tamboril

Every word from Persian دنب برهEvery word from Arabic طُنْبُورEvery word from Old Portuguese atambor
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