Where does “tabor” come from?

tabor (Old French) comes from Persian طبل, from Arabic طَبْل, from Middle Iranian tabir.

tabor (Old French): tambour

Definitions

  1. tambour

Ancestry of “tabor”, step by step

tabor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian طبل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianطبلdrum
2Arabicطَبْلdrum
3Middle Iraniantabir—

via Arabic طُنْبُور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطُنْبُور—
2Persianدنب برهlamb's tail
Every word from Middle Iranian tabir →Every word from Arabic طَبْل →Every word from Persian طبل →