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

  1. "vīṇā": a string instrument of India; "phin": a...

Ancestry of “พิณ”, step by step

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