Where does “віна” come from?

віна (Ukrainian) comes from English veena, from Hindi वीणा, from Sanskrit वीणा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wī́nā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wī́nā — a lute.

віна (Ukrainian): veena

Definitions

  1. veena

Ancestry of “віна”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishveenaA plucked stringed instrument with five or seven...
2Hindiवीणाa kind of Indian lute
3Sanskritवीणाthe Indian lute; a particular configuration of...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanwī́nā—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwī́nāa lute
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wī́nā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wī́nā →Every word from Sanskrit वीणा →