Where does “qanun” come from?

qanun (English) comes from Turkish kanun, from Ottoman Turkish قانون, from Arabic قَانُون, from Ancient Greek κανών — rod, pole, bar; rods used in shields; type of rod...

qanun (English): A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument...

Definitions

  1. A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument...

Ancestry of “qanun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkanunlaw, statute, code, written set of rules; qanun
2Ottoman Turkishقانونlaw (of man, as distinct from the law of God)
3Arabicقَانُونlaw, regulation; tax, law
4Ancient Greekκανώνrod, pole, bar; rods used in shields; type of rod...

Words derived from “qanun”

Every word from Ancient Greek κανών →Every word from Arabic قَانُون →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قانون →