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Where does “shamshir” come from?

shamshir (English) comes from Classical Persian شمشیر.

shamshir (English): A Persian curved blade without a pommel

Definitions

  1. A Persian curved blade without a pommel

Ancestry of “shamshir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianشمشیر—
Every word from Classical Persian شمشیر →