Where does “tambura” come from?

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

tambura (Serbo-Croatian): tambura, tambourine

Definitions

  1. tambura, tambourine

Ancestry of “tambura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantànbūrtanbur
2Ottoman Turkishطنبوره—
3Arabicطُنْبُور—
4Persianدنب برهlamb's tail
Every word from Persian دنب بره →Every word from Arabic طُنْبُور →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طنبوره →
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