Where does “ջան” come from?

ջան (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian ջան, from Persian جان, from Middle Persian yʾn', from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

ջան (Armenian): body; life, existence; spirit, soul

Definitions

  1. body; life, existence; spirit, soul

Ancestry of “ջան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianջան—
2Persianجانsoul; being; life
3Middle Persianyʾn'—
4Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “ջան”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →
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