Where does “כנרת” come from?

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

כנרת (Hebrew): Kinneret

Definitions

  1. Kinneret

Ancestry of “כנרת”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewכינורlyre; violin
2Proto-Semitickinnār-lyre, harp
3Proto-Hurro-Urartiankinnarlyre, harp

Words derived from “כנרת”

Every word from Proto-Hurro-Urartian kinnar →Every word from Proto-Semitic kinnār- →Every word from Hebrew כינור →