Where does “бива” come from?

бива (Russian) comes from Japanese 琵琶, from Middle Chinese 琵琶.

бива (Russian): biwa

Definitions

  1. biwa

Ancestry of “бива”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese琵琶biwa
2Middle Chinese琵琶—
Every word from Middle Chinese 琵琶 →Every word from Japanese 琵琶 →