English
kobyz
Kobyz comes from Kazakh қобыз, and goes back to Proto-Turkic *kopuŕ.
- Proto-Turkicprehistoric (reconstructed)*kopuŕreconstructed
- Kazakhmodernқобызqobız
- Englishtodaykobyz
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Proto-Turkicprehistoric (reconstructed)*kopuŕreconstructed
- Kazakhmodernқобызqobız
- Englishtodaykobyz
Every English word from Proto-Turkic *kopuŕ
Today it means
noun A stringed instrument traditionally made of a single piece of wood, with either two or four strings and played with a bow, of traditional Kazakh origin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Turkic *kopuŕ / kobyz