Where does “พิณ” come from?
พิณ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit वीणा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wī́nā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wī́nā — a lute.
พิณ (Thai): "vīṇā": a string instrument of India; "phin": a...
Definitions
- "vīṇā": a string instrument of India; "phin": a...
Ancestry of “พิณ”, 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 |