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Where does “ко́бза” come from?

ко́бза (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Turkic kopuŕ — a kind of lute.

Ancestry of “ко́бза”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkickopuŕa kind of lute

Words derived from “ко́бза”

  • cobza
  • kobza
  • cobză
  • kobza
Every word from Proto-Turkic kopuŕ →