Where does “ژن” come from?

ژن (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

ژن (Central Kurdish): woman; wife

Definitions

  1. woman; wife

Ancestry of “ژن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianǰánHswoman; wife
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs →