Where does “քնար” come from?

քնար (Old Armenian) comes from Classical Syriac ܟܢܪܐ, from Proto-Semitic kinnār-, from Proto-Hurro-Urartian kinnar — lyre, harp.

քնար (Old Armenian): a kind of a stringed musical instrument

Definitions

  1. a kind of a stringed musical instrument

Ancestry of “քնար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܟܢܪܐlotus; medlar tree; service tree
2Proto-Semitickinnār-lyre, harp
3Proto-Hurro-Urartiankinnarlyre, harp

Words derived from “քնար”

Every word from Proto-Hurro-Urartian kinnar →Every word from Proto-Semitic kinnār- →Every word from Classical Syriac ܟܢܪܐ →