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Where does “kobzar” come from?

kobzar (English) comes from Ukrainian кобзар, from Bulgarian -а́р, from Proto-Slavic -ařь, from Gothic -𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

kobzar (English): An itinerant Ukrainian bard, often blind, who...

Definitions

  1. An itinerant Ukrainian bard, often blind, who...

Ancestry of “kobzar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкобзар—
2Bulgarian-а́р—
3Proto-Slavic-ařь-er
4Gothic-𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃-er
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-ārius—
7Proto-Italic*-āzios—
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