Etymograph

English

kamancheh

Kamancheh comes from Persian کمان ‘arc’, and goes back to Proto-Iranian *kamān.

  1. Proto-Iranianprehistoric (reconstructed)*kamān‘arc, vault, bow’reconstructed
  2. Persianc. 900–presentکمانkamân‘arc’
  3. Persian, derivedc. 900–presentکمانچهkamânče
  4. Englishearliest quotation 2008kamancheh

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Iranianprehistoric (reconstructed)*kamān‘arc, vault, bow’reconstructed
  2. Persianc. 900–presentکمانkamân‘arc’
  3. Persian, derivedc. 900–presentکمانچهkamânče
  4. Englishearliest quotation 2008kamancheh

Earliest quotation: 2008, The New York Times, Pop and Rock Listings: “MOHAMMAD REZA SHAJARIAN (Thursday) Renowned in his native Iran,…”

Every English word from Proto-Iranian *kamān

Today it means

noun A long-necked stringed instrument (a spike fiddle) with a bowl-shaped body, traditionally featuring three silk strings but now more often four metal ones, played with a bow, common among the peoples of the Caucasus, Anatolia and the Near East.

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Etymograph / Proto-Iranian *kamān / kamancheh

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