Where does “zımba” come from?

zımba (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish زنبه, from Persian سنبه, from Persian -ه — noun-forming suffix.

zımba (Turkish): punch, puncheon, a device used for creating holes in thin material, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface

Definitions

  1. punch, puncheon, a device used for creating holes in thin material, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface

Ancestry of “zımba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزنبهpunch, puncheon, a device used for creating holes in thin material, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface
2Persianسنبهpunch, wimble, auger
3Persian-هnoun-forming suffix
Every word from Persian -ه →Every word from Persian سنبه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish زنبه →