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Where does “цимбали” come from?

цимбали (Ukrainian) comes from Polish cymbały, from Latin cymbalum, from Ancient Greek κύμβαλον, from Ancient Greek κύμβη — Hollow of a vessel: drinking cup, bowl; Synonym...

Ancestry of “цимбали”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcymbały—
2Latincymbalumcymbal; genitive plural of cymbalum
3Ancient Greekκύμβαλονcymbal
4Ancient GreekκύμβηHollow of a vessel: drinking cup, bowl; Synonym...

Words derived from “цимбали”

  • tsymbaly
Every word from Ancient Greek κύμβη →