Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wī́nā

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

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Noun

*wī́nā f

1. a lute

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wī́nā
  • Sanskrit: वीणा (vī́ṇā)
    • Pali: vīṇā
      • → Khmer: ពិណ (pɨn)
      • → Thai: พิณ (pin)
      • → Lao: ພິນ (phin)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀻𑀡𑀸 (vīṇā)
      • Gujarati: વીણા (vīṇā)
      • Hindi: वीणा (vīṇā), बीन (bīn)
    • South Dravidian:
      • Kannada: ವೀಣೆ (vīṇe)
      • Telugu: వీణ (vīṇa)
      • Tamil: வீணை (vīṇai)
• Proto-Iranian: *wīnā
  • Old Persian:
    • Middle Persian: wn' (win)
      • → Old Armenian: վին (vin)
  • Sogdian: [script needed] (wynʾ /⁠wīnā⁠/)
  • Khotanese: [script needed] (bīna)