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Where does “jā́nu” come from?

jā́nu (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́nu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

jā́nu (Proto-Iranian): knee

Definitions

  1. knee

Ancestry of “jā́nu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ā́nuknee
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “jā́nu”

  • 𐬰𐬁𐬥𐬎
  • зонк
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