Where does “cimitarra” come from?
cimitarra (Portuguese) comes from Italian scimitarra, from Persian شمشیر, from Middle Persian šmšyl.
cimitarra (Portuguese): scimitar
Ancestry of “cimitarra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | scimitarra | scimitar |
| 2 | Persian | شمشیر | sword, scimitar, shamshir |
| 3 | Middle Persian | šmšyl | — |