Where does “جانی” come from?

جانی (Persian) comes from Persian جان, from Middle Persian yʾn', from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

جانی (Persian): felon; murderer

Definitions

  1. felon; murderer

Ancestry of “جانی”, step by step

جانی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian جان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجانsoul; being; life
2Middle Persianyʾn'—
3Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
4Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Arabic جان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجانguilty, delinquent, criminal, flagrant, vicious,...
2Arabicجَنَىto gather, to harvest; to commit a crime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →