The Spanish word 'pandero' (meaning 'frame drum') has an interesting journey through ancient musical instruments. It comes from the Latin word 'pandorium', which was a variant of 'pandura', referring to an ancient type of lute. Going even further back, 'pandura' comes from the Ancient Greek 'πανδοῦρα' (pandoura), which specifically referred to a three-stringed lute. Interestingly, while the original Greek and Latin terms referred to stringed instruments, the meaning shifted in Spanish to refer to a percussion instrument - a frame drum or tambourine.

While 'pandero' itself is a relatively common Spanish word for tambourine, there aren't many simpler or more common Spanish words that share its Greek-Latin etymology. However, you might encounter 'pandereta', which is a diminutive form meaning a small tambourine.

While not commonly used in modern English, the word 'pandore' or 'bandore' (an old musical instrument similar to a lute) shares the same Greek ancestor 'pandoura'. The more familiar English word 'banjo' is actually thought by some scholars to be distantly related to this same family of words, though through a more complex path involving West African languages.