Where does “jin” come from?

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

jin (Kurdish): woman; wife

Definitions

  1. woman; wife

Ancestry of “jin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianǰánHhwoman; wife
2Proto-Indo-IranianǰánHswoman; wife
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗnEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs
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