Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wī́naH

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

*wī́naH f

a lute

Inflection

aH-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wī́naH	*wī́nay	*wī́nās
vocative	*wī́nay	*wī́nay	*wī́nās
accusative	*wī́nām	*wī́nay	*wī́nās
instrumental	*wī́naH, -ayaH	*wī́naHbʰyā(m)	*wī́naHbʰiš
ablative	*wī́nayaHs	*wī́naHbʰyā(m)	*wī́naHbʰyas
dative	*wī́nayaHi	*wī́naHbʰyā(m)	*wī́naHbʰyas
genitive	*wī́nayaHs	*wī́nayHās	*wī́naHnaHam
locative	*wī́nayaH	*wī́nayHaw	*wī́naHsu

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)
  - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀻𑀡𑀸 (vīṇā)
    - Old Marathi: 𑘪𑘲𑘜𑘰 (viṇā)
      - Marathi: वीणा (vīṇā)
  - 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)