Etymograph

English

tabela

Tabela comes from Hindi तबेला ‘stable’, and goes back to Arabic طَوِيلَة.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentطَوِيلَة1ṭawīla
  2. Classical Persianc. 900–presentطَوِیلَه1tawīla
  3. Hindic. 1500–presentतबेला1tabelā‘stable’
  4. Englishtodaytabela1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English tabela

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentطَوِيلَةWiktionary, English tabelaṭawīla
  2. Classical Persianc. 900–presentطَوِیلَهWiktionary, English tabelatawīla
  3. Hindic. 1500–presentतबेलाWiktionary, English tabelatabelā‘stable’
  4. EnglishtodaytabelaWiktionary, English tabela

Every English word from Arabic طَوِيلَة

Today it means

noun stable or shed (for horses, cows, etc.)

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tabela”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Arabic طَوِيلَة / tabela

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