Where does “Kinneret” come from?

Kinneret (English) comes from Hebrew כנרת, from Hebrew כינור, from Proto-Semitic kinnār-, from Proto-Hurro-Urartian kinnar — lyre, harp.

Kinneret (English): The Sea of Galilee

Definitions

  1. The Sea of Galilee

Ancestry of “Kinneret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewכנרתKinneret
2Hebrewכינורlyre; violin
3Proto-Semitickinnār-lyre, harp
4Proto-Hurro-Urartiankinnarlyre, harp
Every word from Proto-Hurro-Urartian kinnar →Every word from Proto-Semitic kinnār- →Every word from Hebrew כינור →