Where does “زنبرك” come from?

زنبرك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian زنبورک, from Persian زنبور, from Arabic زُنْبُور, from Aramaic זבּור — hornet.

زنبرك (Ottoman Turkish): kind of crossbow to throw heavy bolts

Definitions

  1. kind of crossbow to throw heavy bolts

Ancestry of “زنبرك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزنبورکlittle wasp; crossbow; a kind of little cannon,...
2Persianزنبورhornet; wasp; bee
3Arabicزُنْبُورhornet
4Aramaicזבּורhornet

Words derived from “زنبرك”

Every word from Aramaic זבּור →Every word from Arabic زُنْبُور →Every word from Persian زنبور →