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Where does “baglamas” come from?

baglamas (English) comes from Greek μπαγλαμάς, from Turkish bağlama, from Turkish bağlamak, from Turkish bağ, from Ottoman Turkish باغ, from Persian باغ, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭠𐭢, from Old Persian *bāgah.

baglamas (English): A plucked stringed instrument, a long-necked bowl...

Definitions

  1. A plucked stringed instrument, a long-necked bowl...

Ancestry of “baglamas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμπαγλαμάςbaglamas, stringed instrument similar to a lute
2Turkishbağlamabinding, coupling; a stringed musical instrument;...
3Turkishbağlamakto bind; to connect; to fasten
4Turkishbağconnection; lace; nexus
5Ottoman Turkishباغgarden; vineyard
6Persianباغgarden, orchard, bagh
7Middle Persian𐭡𐭠𐭢garden, orchard
8Old Persian*bāgah—
9Proto-Iranianbāgáh—
10Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰāgásdivision; allotment
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂gós—
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