Where does “kamança” come from?

kamança (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian کمانچه, from Persian کمان, from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭.

kamança (Azerbaijani): kamancheh

Definitions

  1. kamancheh

Ancestry of “kamança”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکمانچهkamancheh; fiddle, violin
2Persianکمانbow; arch; arc
3Middle Persian𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭 →Every word from Persian کمان →Every word from Persian کمانچه →