Where does “zımba” come from?
zımba (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish زنبه, from Persian سنبه, from Persian -ه — noun-forming suffix.
Ancestry of “zımba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | زنبه | — |
| 2 | Persian | سنبه | — |
| 3 | Persian | -ه | noun-forming suffix |
Words derived from “zımba”