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Where does “tambala” come from?

tambala (Old Occitan) comes from Arabic طَبْل, from Middle Iranian tabir.

Ancestry of “tambala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطَبْلdrum
2Middle Iraniantabir—

Words derived from “tambala”

  • timbale
  • timbale
  • tamballe
Every word from Middle Iranian tabir →