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

танбур traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish طنبوره

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطنبوره—
2Arabicطُنْبُور—
3Persianدنب برهlamb's tail

via Classical Persian تَنْبُور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianتَنْبُور—
Every word from Persian دنب بره →Every word from Arabic طُنْبُور →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طنبوره →