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Where does “танбур” come from?

танбур (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish طنبوره, from Arabic طُنْبُور, from Persian دنب بره — lamb's tail.

танбур (Serbo-Croatian): tanbur

Definitions

  1. tanbur

Ancestry of “танбур”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطنبوره—
2Arabicطُنْبُور—
3Persianدنب برهlamb's tail
Every word from Persian دنب بره →