Where does “yʾn'” come from?

yʾn' (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

Ancestry of “yʾn'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
2Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “yʾn'”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →