Where does “scimitarra” come from?
scimitarra (Italian) comes from Persian شمشیر, from Middle Persian šmšyl.
scimitarra (Italian): scimitar
Ancestry of “scimitarra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | شمشیر | sword, scimitar, shamshir |
| 2 | Middle Persian | šmšyl | — |
Words derived from “scimitarra”