Where does “tambour” come from?

tambour (Mauritian Creole) comes from French tambour, from Arabic طُنْبُور, from Persian دنب بره — lamb's tail.

tambour (Mauritian Creole): drum

Definitions

  1. drum

Ancestry of “tambour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtambourdrum; tambour
2Arabicطُنْبُور—
3Persianدنب برهlamb's tail
Every word from Persian دنب بره →Every word from Arabic طُنْبُور →Every word from French tambour →