Where does “tef” come from?

tef (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دف, from Classical Persian دف, from Arabic دف, from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯, from Sumerian 𒁾 — tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet.

tef (Turkish): tambourine

Definitions

  1. tambourine

Ancestry of “tef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدفdaf
2Classical Persianدف—
3Arabicدفto flap the wings; side, lateral surface;...
4Middle Persian𐭣𐭯daf
5Sumerian𒁾tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet
Every word from Sumerian 𒁾 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯 →Every word from Arabic دف →