Where does “كمان” come from?

كمان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian کمان, from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭.

كمان (Ottoman Turkish): an archery bow

Definitions

  1. an archery bow

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 Classical Persian کَمَان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianکَمَان—

Words derived from “كمان”

Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭 →Every word from Persian کمان →