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Where does “ȷ́ánHiṣ” come from?

ȷ́ánHiṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

Ancestry of “ȷ́ánHiṣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianǰánHswoman; wife
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “ȷ́ánHiṣ”

  • जनी
  • जनि
  • ဇနီး
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