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

jā́nu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́nu

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

via Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́nu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ā́nu—

Words derived from “jā́nu”

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