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Where does “kinnar” come from?

kinnar (Proto-Hurro-Urartian) comes from Proto-Semitic kinnār- — lyre, harp.

kinnar (Proto-Hurro-Urartian): lyre, harp

Definitions

  1. lyre, harp

Ancestry of “kinnar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semitickinnār-lyre, harp

Words derived from “kinnar”

  • כינור
  • kinnār-
  • kinnar
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