Where does “جان” come from?
جان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish جان, from Persian جان, from Middle Persian yʾn', from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑.
جان (Ottoman Turkish): soul; being; life
Ancestry of “جان”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Anatolian Turkish | جان | — |
| 2 | Persian | جان | soul; being; life |
| 3 | Middle Persian | yʾn' | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | — |