Where does “*kanyáH” come from?

*kanyáH (Old Iranian) comes from Indo-Iranian *kanyáH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

Ancestry of “*kanyáH”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*kanyáH
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen-Every word from Indo-Iranian *kanyáH