Where does “ពិណ” come from?
ពិណ (Khmer) comes from Pali vīṇā, from Sanskrit वीणा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wī́nā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wī́nā — a lute.
ពិណ (Khmer): generic name for any stringed musical instrument...
Definitions
- generic name for any stringed musical instrument...
Ancestry of “ពិណ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | vīṇā | Indian lute, mandolin |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वीणा | the Indian lute; a particular configuration of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wī́nā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wī́nā | a lute |