Where does “دمبکچي” come from?

دمبکچي (Iraqi Arabic) comes from Iraqi Arabic دمبك, from Persian دمبک.

دمبکچي (Iraqi Arabic): drummer

Definitions

  1. drummer

Ancestry of “دمبکچي”, step by step

دمبکچي traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Iraqi Arabic دمبك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Iraqi Arabicدمبكdrum
2Persianدمبک—

via Iraqi Arabic ـچی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Iraqi Arabicـچی—
Every word from Persian دمبک →Every word from Iraqi Arabic دمبك →