Where does “jānu” come from?

jānu (Pali) comes from Sanskrit जानु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́nu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

jānu (Pali): knee

Definitions

  1. knee

Ancestry of “jānu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजानुknee; 32
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ā́nuknee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “jānu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́nu →Every word from Sanskrit जानु →
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