Where does “வீணை” come from?

வீணை (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit वीणा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wī́nā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wī́nā — a lute.

வீணை (Tamil): veena, an Indian lute

Definitions

  1. veena, an Indian lute

Ancestry of “வீணை”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवीणाthe Indian lute; a particular configuration of...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwī́nā—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwī́nāa lute
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wī́nā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wī́nā →Every word from Sanskrit वीणा →