Where does “*j̈ānu” come from?

*j̈ānu (Proto-Nuristani) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́nu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

Ancestry of “*j̈ānu”, step by step

*j̈ānu 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 “*j̈ānu”

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