Where does “ពិណពាទ្យ” come from?

ពិណពាទ្យ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពិណ, from Pali vīṇā, from Sanskrit वीणा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wī́nā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wī́nā — a lute.

ពិណពាទ្យ (Khmer): pinpeat orchestra or musical ensemble that performed ceremonial music in the former courts and temples of Cambodia

Definitions

  1. pinpeat orchestra or musical ensemble that performed ceremonial music in the former courts and temples of Cambodia

Ancestry of “ពិណពាទ្យ”, step by step

ពិណពាទ្យ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ពិណ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពិណgeneric name for any stringed musical instrument...
2PalivīṇāIndian lute, mandolin
3Sanskritवीणाthe Indian lute; a particular configuration of...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanwī́nā
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwī́nāa lute

via Khmer ពាទ្យ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពាទ្យ
2Sanskritवाद्यspeech, statement; instrumental music; a musical...
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wī́nāEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wī́nāEvery word from Sanskrit वीणा