Where does “timbale” come from?

timbale (Portuguese) comes from French timbale, from Old Occitan tambala, from Arabic طَبْل, from Middle Iranian tabir.

timbale (Portuguese): kettledrum

Definitions

  1. kettledrum

Ancestry of “timbale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtimbalekettledrum; timpani; cup, goblet; timbale
2Old Occitantambala—
3Arabicطَبْلdrum
4Middle Iraniantabir—
Every word from Middle Iranian tabir →Every word from Arabic طَبْل →Every word from Old Occitan tambala →