Where does “cobzișoară” come from?

cobzișoară (Romanian) comes from Romanian cobză, from Ukrainian ко́бза, from Proto-Turkic kopuŕ — a kind of lute.

cobzișoară (Romanian): small cobza

Definitions

  1. small cobza

Ancestry of “cobzișoară”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancobzăcobza
2Ukrainianко́бзаkobza
3Proto-Turkickopuŕa kind of lute
Every word from Proto-Turkic kopuŕ →Every word from Ukrainian ко́бза →Every word from Romanian cobză →