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

  1. generic name for any stringed musical instrument...

Ancestry of “ពិណ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PalivīṇāIndian lute, mandolin
2Sanskritवीणाthe Indian lute; a particular configuration of...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwī́nā—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwī́nāa lute

Words derived from “ពិណ”

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