Where does “वीणा” come from?

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

वीणा (Hindi): a kind of Indian lute

Definitions

  1. a kind of Indian lute

Ancestry of “वीणा”, step by step

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

Words derived from “वीणा”

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