Where does “زانو” come from?

زانو (Classical Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian jā́nu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́nu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

Ancestry of “زانو”, step by step

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

Words derived from “زانو

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónuEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́nuEvery word from Proto-Iranian jā́nu