Where does “tabbal” come from?

tabbal (Maltese) comes from Arabic طبل, from Ancient Greek τάβλα, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.

tabbal (Maltese): to beat a drum, to drum

Definitions

  1. to beat a drum, to drum

Ancestry of “tabbal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطبلverbal noun of طَبَلَ; drumming, drumbeat; drum
2Ancient Greekτάβλαtablet; plank; table
3Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
4Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →Every word from Latin tabula →Every word from Ancient Greek τάβλα →