Etymology

zamburak

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Today it means: A small cannon supported by a swiveled rest, especially as mounted on the back of a camel. Full definition →

Hindi ज़ंबूरक ← Urdu زنبورک ← Classical Persian زنبورک
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromزُنْبُور“hornet”
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromزنبورک
  3. Urdu · borrowed fromزنبورک
  4. Hindi · borrowed fromज़ंबूरक
  5. English todayzamburak

From Hindi ज़ंबूरक (zambūrak) / Urdu زنبورک (zambūrak), from Classical Persian زنبورک (zanbūrak), from زنبور (zanbūr, “hornet”), from Arabic زُنْبُور (zunbūr, “hornet”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.