Karabela? Persian? Balkan?

ariel · 15th July 2006, 02:09 AM

Why do we call it Karabela if it is Persian?
As far as I know, the name Karabela is of European origin, mostly Polish.
According to Z. Zybulski, the potential origins are:
Cara e bella ( Italian for " deaar ann beautiful")
Arabella ( Italian for "Arabian")
Karbala ( town in Iraq)
Karabel ( town in Turkey)
Is there a special name for a saber with an "eagle head" handle in Iran or Turkey? Tough to imagine that Turks or Iranians called it Karabela.
What about Hungary or the Balkans?

15th July 2006, 02:09 AM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Why do we call it Karabela if it is Persian? As far as I know, the name Karabela is of European origin, mostly Polish. According to Z. Zybulski, the potential origins are: Cara e bella ( Italian for " deaar ann beautiful") Arabella ( Italian for "Arabian") Karbala ( town in Iraq) Karabel ( town in Turkey) Is there a special name for a saber with an "eagle head" handle in Iran or Turkey? Tough to imagine that Turks or Iranians called it Karabela. What about Hungary or the Balkans?