Where does “κινύρᾱ” come from?

κινύρᾱ (Ancient Greek) comes from Hebrew כינור, from Proto-Semitic kinnār-, from Proto-Hurro-Urartian kinnar — lyre, harp.

κινύρᾱ (Ancient Greek): kinnor or harp of David

Definitions

  1. kinnor or harp of David

Ancestry of “κινύρᾱ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewכינורlyre; violin
2Proto-Semitickinnār-lyre, harp
3Proto-Hurro-Urartiankinnarlyre, harp

Words derived from “κινύρᾱ”

Every word from Proto-Hurro-Urartian kinnar →Every word from Proto-Semitic kinnār- →Every word from Hebrew כינור →