Where does “kinnor” come from?

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

kinnor (English): A stringed instrument of the Israelites

Definitions

  1. A stringed instrument of the Israelites

Ancestry of “kinnor”, step by step

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