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
- lute, lute-like instrument
Ancestry of “kopuz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قوپوز | a kind of lute with a globular body |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | kopuŕ | a kind of lute |