Where does “Toboș” come from?

Toboș (Romanian) comes from Hungarian Dobos, from Hungarian dob, from Proto-Ugric tᴕmpɜ- — to throw down, to strike.

Ancestry of “Toboș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianDobosDobos
2Hungariandobto throw, to cast; to roll; to dump
3Proto-Ugrictᴕmpɜ-to throw down, to strike
Every word from Proto-Ugric tᴕmpɜ- →Every word from Hungarian dob →Every word from Hungarian Dobos →
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