Where does “трембіта” come from?

трембіта (Ukrainian) comes from Hungarian trombita, from Italian Trombetta, from Italian tromba, from Frankish trumba — trumpet, pipe; trumpet.

трембіта (Ukrainian): A trembita; an alpine horn made of wood traditionally used by the Hutsuls of western Ukraine and nearby countries

Definitions

  1. A trembita; an alpine horn made of wood traditionally used by the Hutsuls of western Ukraine and nearby countries

Ancestry of “трембіта”, step by step

трембіта traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian trombita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantrombitatrumpet
2ItalianTrombettatoy trumpet
3Italiantrombatrumpet; horn; bugler
4Frankishtrumbatrumpet, pipe; trumpet

via Romanian Trîmbiță

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianTrîmbiță—
2Proto-Slavictrǫbapipe, tube; trumpet
Every word from Frankish trumba →Every word from Italian tromba →Every word from Italian Trombetta →