Etymology

tavla

tav·la
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Today it means: A version of the board game backgammon played widely in Turkey and other countries of the region. Full definition →

Turkish tavla ← Italian tavola ← Latin tabula
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  1. Latin · derived fromtabula
  2. Italian · derived fromtavola
  3. Turkish · derived fromtavla
  4. English todaytavla

From Turkish tavla, from Italian tavola, from Latin tabula. Doublet of table and tabula.

Words from the same roots

Latintabula all →

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