Where does “كمنجة” come from?

كمنجة (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Persian کمانچه, from Persian کمان, from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭.

كمنجة (South Levantine Arabic): violin, fiddle

Definitions

  1. violin, fiddle

Ancestry of “كمنجة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکمانچهkamancheh; fiddle, violin
2Persianکمانbow; arch; arc
3Middle Persian𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭 →Every word from Persian کمان →Every word from Persian کمانچه →