Where does “doboš” come from?
doboš (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian Dobos, from Hungarian dob, from Proto-Ugric tᴕmpɜ- — to throw down, to strike.
doboš (Serbo-Croatian): drum
Ancestry of “doboš”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Dobos | Dobos |
| 2 | Hungarian | dob | to throw, to cast; to roll; to dump |
| 3 | Proto-Ugric | tᴕmpɜ- | to throw down, to strike |