Where does “қобызшы” come from?

қобызшы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh қобыз, from Proto-Turkic kopuŕ — a kind of lute.

қобызшы (Kazakh): kobyz player

Definitions

  1. kobyz player

Ancestry of “қобызшы”, step by step

қобызшы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh қобыз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқобызkobyz
2Proto-Turkickopuŕa kind of lute

via Kazakh шы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhшы
Every word from Proto-Turkic kopuŕ