Where does “tombola” come from?
tombola (Hungarian) comes from Italian tombola, from Italian tombolare — To tumble or fall.
tombola (Hungarian): raffle
Ancestry of “tombola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | tombola | bingo; tumble; oops, upsadaisy |
| 2 | Italian | tombolare | To tumble or fall |
Words derived from “tombola”