Where does “كمان” come from?

كمان (Arabic) comes from Persian کمان, from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭.

كمان (Arabic): violin

Definitions

  1. violin

Ancestry of “كمان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکمانbow; arch; arc
2Middle Persian𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭 →Every word from Persian کمان →