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

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)

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