Where does “زانو” come from?

زانو (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian زانو, from Proto-Iranian jā́nu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́nu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

زانو (Ottoman Turkish): knee, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank

Definitions

  1. knee, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank

Ancestry of “زانو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianزانو—
2Proto-Iranianjā́nuknee
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ā́nuknee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́nu →Every word from Proto-Iranian jā́nu →