Where does “रुद्र वीणा” come from?

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

रुद्र वीणा (Hindi): The rudra veena, a kind of plucked string instrument used especially in dhrupad

Definitions

  1. The rudra veena, a kind of plucked string instrument used especially in dhrupad

Ancestry of “रुद्र वीणा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवीणाthe Indian lute; a particular configuration of...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwī́nā—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwī́nāa lute
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wī́nā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wī́nā →Every word from Sanskrit वीणा →