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 wyaHnásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH