Where does “քնար” come from?
քնար (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian քնար, from Classical Syriac ܟܢܪܐ, from Proto-Semitic kinnār-, from Proto-Hurro-Urartian kinnar — lyre, harp.
քնար (Armenian): lyre
Ancestry of “քնար”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | քնար | a kind of a stringed musical instrument |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܟܢܪܐ | lotus; medlar tree; service tree |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | kinnār- | lyre, harp |
| 4 | Proto-Hurro-Urartian | kinnar | lyre, harp |
Words derived from “քնար”