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Where does “yʾn'” come from?

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

Ancestry of “yʾn'”, step by step

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

Words derived from “yʾn'”

  • Бабаджанян
  • džan
  • џан
  • can
  • babacan
  • Can
  • cansız
  • cansızlık
  • canlı
  • canlılık
  • Nurcan
  • Բաբաջանյան
  • ջան
  • ჯანი
  • बेजान
  • जानू
  • जान
  • जानी
  • جان
  • xhan
  • can
  • جان
  • йән
  • йәнһүрәт
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