Where does “tavla” come from?

tavla (Maltese) comes from Sicilian tàvula, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.

tavla (Maltese): plank, board

Definitions

  1. plank, board

Ancestry of “tavla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliantàvulatable
2Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
3Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →Every word from Latin tabula →Every word from Sicilian tàvula →