Where does “pipa” come from?

pipa (English) comes from Chinese Mandarin 琵琶.

pipa (English): A pear-shaped plucked lute from China

Definitions

  1. A pear-shaped plucked lute from China

Ancestry of “pipa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin琵琶—
Every word from Chinese Mandarin 琵琶 →