Where does “వీణ” come from?
వీణ (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit वीणा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wī́nā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wī́nā — a lute.
వీణ (Telugu): veena: a stringed instrument used mostly in...
Definitions
- veena: a stringed instrument used mostly in...
Ancestry of “వీణ”, 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 |