Where does “كمانچه” come from?
كمانچه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian کمانچه, from Persian کمان, from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭.
Ancestry of “كمانچه”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | کمانچه | kamancheh; fiddle, violin |
| 2 | Persian | کمان | bow; arch; arc |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭 | — |