Where does “zan” come from?

zan (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

Ancestry of “zan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianǰánHswoman; wife
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “zan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs →
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