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
Ancestry of “کمان زنبورکی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | زنبورک | little wasp; crossbow; a kind of little cannon,... |
| 2 | Persian | زنبور | hornet; wasp; bee |
| 3 | Arabic | زُنْبُور | hornet |
| 4 | Aramaic | זבּור | hornet |