Where does “vīṇā” come from?
vīṇā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit वीणा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wī́nā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wī́nā — a lute.
vīṇā (Pali): Indian lute, mandolin
Ancestry of “vīṇā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | वीणा | the Indian lute; a particular configuration of... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wī́nā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wī́nā | a lute |
Words derived from “vīṇā”