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
- A plucked stringed instrument with five or seven...
Ancestry of “veena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | वीणा | a kind of Indian lute |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वीणा | the Indian lute; a particular configuration of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wī́nā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wī́nā | a lute |
Words derived from “veena”