Where does “kopuz” come from?

kopuz (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوپوز, from Proto-Turkic kopuŕ — a kind of lute.

kopuz (Turkish): lute, lute-like instrument

Definitions

  1. lute, lute-like instrument

Ancestry of “kopuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقوپوزa kind of lute with a globular body
2Proto-Turkickopuŕa kind of lute
Every word from Proto-Turkic kopuŕ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قوپوز →