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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
طَبْل
drum
2
Middle Iranian
tabir
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Words derived from “tambala”
timbale
timbal
timbale
tamballe
tymbal
timballo
timbale
timballo
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