Where does “كمانچه” come from?

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

كمانچه (Ottoman Turkish): a little archery bow

Definitions

  1. a little archery bow

Ancestry of “كمانچه”, step by step

كمانچه traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کمانچه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکمانچهkamancheh; fiddle, violin
2Persianکمانbow; arch; arc
3Middle Persian𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭—

via Ottoman Turkish كمان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكمانan archery bow
2Classical Persianکَمَان—

via Ottoman Turkish ـچه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishـچهDiminutive suffix for Persian words

Words derived from “كمانچه”

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