Where does “کمانچه” come from?

کمانچه (Persian) comes from Persian کمان, from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭.

کمانچه (Persian): kamancheh; fiddle, violin

Definitions

  1. kamancheh; fiddle, violin

Ancestry of “کمانچه”, step by step

کمانچه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کمان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکمانbow; arch; arc
2Middle Persian𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭—

via Persian ـچه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـچهdiminutive suffix

Words derived from “کمانچه”

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