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Where does “tanbur” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tanbur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tanbur”

  • tambura
Every word from Persian دنب بره →