Where does “طنبور” come from?

طنبور (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian تنبور, from Arabic طُنْبُور, from Persian دنب بره — lamb's tail.

طنبور (Ottoman Turkish): tanbur

Definitions

  1. tanbur

Ancestry of “طنبور”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتنبورtanbur
2Arabicطُنْبُور—
3Persianدنب برهlamb's tail

Words derived from “طنبور”

Every word from Persian دنب بره →Every word from Arabic طُنْبُور →Every word from Persian تنبور →