Where does “вина” come from?

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

вина (Ukrainian): guilt, fault; blame culpability for bad action or occurrence

Definitions

  1. guilt, fault; blame culpability for bad action or occurrence

Ancestry of “вина”, step by step

вина traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वीणा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवीणाthe Indian lute; a particular configuration of...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwī́nā—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwī́nāa lute

via Old East Slavic вина

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicвина—
2Proto-Slavicvinafault, guilt, blame
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