Where does “تنبور” come from?

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

تنبور (Persian): tanbur

Definitions

  1. tanbur

Ancestry of “تنبور”, step by step

تنبور traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic طُنْبُور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطُنْبُور—
2Persianدنب برهlamb's tail

via Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπανδοῦραpandura, a three-stringed lute

via Middle Persian tmbwl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiantmbwl—

Words derived from “تنبور”

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