Where does “занонагӣ” come from?

занонагӣ (Tajik) comes from Persian زنانگی, from 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.

занонагӣ (Tajik): womanliness, femininity

Definitions

  1. womanliness, femininity

Ancestry of “занонагӣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزنانگیfemininity, womanliness
2Persianزنانهwomanly; feminine
3Persianزنwoman; wife; female
4Middle Persianzan—
5Proto-Indo-IranianǰánHswoman; wife
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs →