Where does “ਜ਼ਨਾਨਾ” come from?

ਜ਼ਨਾਨਾ (Punjabi) comes from Classical Persian زنانه, from Persian زن, from Middle Persian zan, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

ਜ਼ਨਾਨਾ (Punjabi): female, feminine, womanly

Definitions

  1. female, feminine, womanly

Ancestry of “ਜ਼ਨਾਨਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianزنانه—
2Persianزنwoman; wife; female
3Middle Persianzan—
4Proto-Indo-IranianǰánHswoman; wife
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs →