English
kobzar
Kobzar comes from Ukrainian ко́бза ‘kobza’, and goes back to Proto-Turkic *kopuŕ.
- Proto-Turkicprehistoric (reconstructed)*kopuŕreconstructed
- Ukrainianmodernко́бзаkóbza‘kobza’
- Ukrainian, derivedmodernкобзарkobzar
- Englishtodaykobzar
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Proto-Turkicprehistoric (reconstructed)*kopuŕreconstructed
- Ukrainianmodernко́бзаkóbza‘kobza’
- Ukrainian, derivedmodernкобзарkobzar
- Englishtodaykobzar
Every English word from Proto-Turkic *kopuŕ
Today it means
noun An itinerant Ukrainian bard, often blind, who played the kobza
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Turkic *kopuŕ / kobzar