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Where does “𐬰𐬁𐬥𐬎” come from?

𐬰𐬁𐬥𐬎 (Avestan) comes from Proto-Iranian jā́nu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́nu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

𐬰𐬁𐬥𐬎 (Avestan): knee

Definitions

  1. knee

Ancestry of “𐬰𐬁𐬥𐬎”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianjā́nuknee
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ā́nuknee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
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