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.
Ancestry of “Kinneret”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | כנרת | — |
| 2 | Hebrew | כינור | lyre; violin |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | kinnār- | lyre, harp |
| 4 | Proto-Hurro-Urartian | kinnar | lyre, harp |