An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Kantschu
Kantschu, masculine, ‘leather whip,’ from Bohemian kančuch, Polish kańczuk. The word is of Turk. origin (Turk. kamčẹ, ‘whip’). Compare Karbatsche.
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Kantschu, masculine, ‘leather whip,’ from Bohemian kančuch, Polish kańczuk. The word is of Turk. origin (Turk. kamčẹ, ‘whip’). Compare Karbatsche.