Where does “бандура” come from?

бандура (Russian) comes from Italian pandura, from Late Latin pandura, from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα — pandura, a three-stringed lute.

бандура (Russian): bandura; a large, bulky object

Definitions

  1. bandura; a large, bulky object

Ancestry of “бандура”, step by step

бандура traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian pandura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpandura—
2Late Latinpanduramusical instrument with three strings; a pandore
3Ancient Greekπανδοῦραpandura, a three-stringed lute

via Latin pandura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpanduraa pandore

via Ukrainian банду́ра

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбанду́раbandura (old Ukrainian music instrument)
Every word from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα →Every word from Late Latin pandura →Every word from Italian pandura →