Where does “cobuz” come from?

cobuz (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوپوز, from Proto-Turkic kopuŕ — a kind of lute.

cobuz (Romanian): lute

Definitions

  1. lute

Ancestry of “cobuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقوپوزa kind of lute with a globular body
2Proto-Turkickopuŕa kind of lute
Every word from Proto-Turkic kopuŕEvery word from Ottoman Turkish قوپوز
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