Where does “kemenche” come from?

kemenche (English) comes from Turkish kemençe, from Ottoman Turkish كمانچه, from Persian کمانچه, from Persian کمان, from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭.

kemenche (English): Alternative spelling of kamancheh

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of kamancheh

Ancestry of “kemenche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkemençekamancheh
2Ottoman Turkishكمانچهa little archery bow
3Persianکمانچهkamancheh; fiddle, violin
4Persianکمانbow; arch; arc
5Middle Persian𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭 →Every word from Persian کمان →Every word from Persian کمانچه →