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Where does “kobza” come from?

kobza (Polish) comes from Ukrainian ко́бза, from Proto-Turkic kopuŕ — a kind of lute.

Ancestry of “kobza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianко́бза—
2Proto-Turkickopuŕa kind of lute
Every word from Proto-Turkic kopuŕ →