Talk:tambourine

Etymology

According to Wikipedia and Etymonline, the word Tambourine comes "ultimately" from Persian, and later on passed to Arabic. This entry states the Arabic word is the ultimate source which is incorrect.

This needs to be adressed.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tambourine

"The word tambourine finds its origins in French tambourin, which referred to a long narrow drum used in Provence, the word being a diminutive of tambour "drum," altered by influence of Arabic tunbur "drum". from the Middle Persian word tambūr "lute, drum"

https://www.etymonline.com/word/tabor

"also tabour, "small drum resembling a tamborine," c. 1300, from Old French tabour, tabur "drum; din, noise, commotion" (11c.), probably from Persian tabir "drum;"

https://www.instrumentinsider.com/history-of-the-tambourine/

"The tambourine is a mixture of French (tambourin) Arab (tunbur) from the Middle Persian word tambur." 213.204.198.86 22:41, 27 January 2024 (UTC)