Where does “kemençe” come from?

kemençe (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كمانچه, from Persian کمانچه, from Persian کمان, from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭.

kemençe (Turkish): kamancheh

Definitions

  1. kamancheh

Ancestry of “kemençe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكمانچهa little archery bow
2Persianکمانچهkamancheh; fiddle, violin
3Persianکمانbow; arch; arc
4Middle Persian𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭—

Words derived from “kemençe”

Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭 →Every word from Persian کمان →Every word from Persian کمانچه →
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