Where does “tara” come from?

tara (Polish) comes from Italian tara, from Arabic طرح, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

tara (Polish): washboard

Definitions

  1. washboard

Ancestry of “tara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantaratare; defect, vice, flaw; deficiency
2Arabicطرحto throw, to cast, to fling, to toss; to discard,...
3Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
4Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic طرح →