Where does “mandolina” come from?

mandolina (Votic) comes from Russian мандолина, from Italian mandolino, from Italian mandola, from Latin pandura, from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα — pandura, a three-stringed lute.

mandolina (Votic): mandolin

Definitions

  1. mandolin

Ancestry of “mandolina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмандолинаmandolin
2Italianmandolinomandolin
3Italianmandolamandola
4Latinpanduraa pandore
5Ancient Greekπανδοῦραpandura, a three-stringed lute
Every word from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα →