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
Ancestry of “jin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Iranian | ǰánHh | woman; wife |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰánHs | woman; wife |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |