Where does “veena” come from?

veena (English) comes from Hindi वीणा, from Sanskrit वीणा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wī́nā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wī́nā — a lute.

veena (English): A plucked stringed instrument with five or seven...

Definitions

  1. A plucked stringed instrument with five or seven...

Ancestry of “veena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiवीणाa kind of Indian lute
2Sanskritवीणाthe Indian lute; a particular configuration of...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwī́nā—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwī́nāa lute

Words derived from “veena”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wī́nā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wī́nā →Every word from Sanskrit वीणा →