Where does “tabla” come from?

tabla (Italian) comes from Hindi तबला, from Arabic طَبْلَة, from Arabic طَبْل, from Middle Iranian tabir.

tabla (Italian): tabla

Definitions

  1. tabla

Ancestry of “tabla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiतबलाtabla
2Arabicطَبْلَة—
3Arabicطَبْلdrum
4Middle Iraniantabir—
Every word from Middle Iranian tabir →Every word from Arabic طَبْل →Every word from Arabic طَبْلَة →