Where does “tembel” come from?

tembel (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish تنبل, from Persian تنبل, from Arabic تنبل, from Classical Persian تَنْبَل.

tembel (Romanian): slacker, sluggard, slothful, indolent; inert;...

Definitions

  1. slacker, sluggard, slothful, indolent; inert;...

Ancestry of “tembel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتنبلlazy
2Persianتنبلlazy; sluggish
3Arabicتنبلlazy
4Classical Persianتَنْبَل—

Words derived from “tembel”

Every word from Classical Persian تَنْبَل →Every word from Arabic تنبل →Every word from Persian تنبل →