Where does “كمان” come from?

كمان (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Persian کمان, from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭.

كمان (Hijazi Arabic): also; more; in addition

Definitions

  1. also; more; in addition

Ancestry of “كمان”, step by step

كمان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کمان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکمانbow; arch; arc
2Middle Persian𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭—

via Arabic [[كَمَا]] [[أَنْ]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabic[[كَمَا]] [[أَنْ]]—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭 →Every word from Persian کمان →