Where does “کمان زنبورکی” come from?

کمان زنبورکی (Persian) comes from Persian زنبورک, from Persian زنبور, from Arabic زُنْبُور, from Aramaic זבּור — hornet.

کمان زنبورکی (Persian): a crossbow

Definitions

  1. a crossbow

Ancestry of “کمان زنبورکی”, step by step

کمان زنبورکی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian زنبورک

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

via Persian کمان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکمانbow; arch; arc
2Middle Persian𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭—
Every word from Aramaic זבּור →Every word from Arabic زُنْبُور →Every word from Persian زنبور →