Where does “tamburiță” come from?

tamburiță (Romanian) comes from Romanian tambură, from Ottoman Turkish طنبور, from Persian تنبور, from Arabic طُنْبُور, from Persian دنب بره — lamb's tail.

tamburiță (Romanian): tambourine

Definitions

  1. tambourine

Ancestry of “tamburiță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantamburătanbur
2Ottoman Turkishطنبورtanbur
3Persianتنبورtanbur
4Arabicطُنْبُور—
5Persianدنب برهlamb's tail
Every word from Persian دنب بره →Every word from Arabic طُنْبُور →Every word from Persian تنبور →