Talk:किंनर

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Could it possibly be related to the name of the ancient Hebrew harp כינור‎? 173.88.246.138 23:28, 16 December 2022 (UTC)Reply

This seems to be the wrong entry for the musical instrument, which may explain the absence of the sense. The right entry seems to be किंनरा (kiṃnarā) (M-W writes (ā)). Although maybe they are alt forms of each other; not sure, someone else should check.
As for the actual point: It's very plausible. Monier-Williams makes this connection, see this page, where he compares Ancient Greek κινύρα (kinúra). Our own Syriac entry ܟܢܪܐ also makes this connection, implying a path of Proto-Semitic *kinnār- => Classical Syriac ܟܢܪܐ (kennārā) => Sanskrit किंनरा (kiṃnarā). 98.170.164.88 03:21, 17 December 2022 (UTC)Reply
OTOH, Asko Parpola ([1]) argues that the borrowing is in the opposite direction, and that the word is composed of Dravidian roots *kil and *naram. Compare, respectively, [2] and [3] (which we have under *ñarampu). 98.170.164.88 04:00, 17 December 2022 (UTC)Reply