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Where does “تنور” come from?

تنور (Persian) comes from Pahlavi tanūr, from Akkadian 𒋾𒂟.

تنور (Persian): tandoor; oven; furnace

Definitions

  1. tandoor; oven; furnace

Ancestry of “تنور”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlavitanūr—
2Akkadian𒋾𒂟—

Words derived from “تنور”

  • tandoori
  • tanjur
  • тањур
  • тањир
  • tanjir
  • тањир
  • तनूर
  • तन्दूर
  • तंदूर
  • तंदूरी
  • तन्दूरी
  • تندور
  • تنور
  • تنور
  • تونۇر
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