Where does “تنور” come from?

تنور (Urdu) comes from Persian تنور, from Pahlavi tanūr, from Akkadian 𒋾𒂟.

تنور (Urdu): tandoor; oven; furnace

Definitions

  1. tandoor; oven; furnace

Ancestry of “تنور”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتنورtandoor; oven; furnace
2Pahlavitanūr—
3Akkadian𒋾𒂟—
Every word from Akkadian 𒋾𒂟 →Every word from Pahlavi tanūr →Every word from Persian تنور →