Where does “зонк” come from?
зонк (Yagnobi) comes from Proto-Iranian jā́nu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́nu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.
зонк (Yagnobi): knee
Ancestry of “зонк”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | jā́nu | knee |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ā́nu | knee |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |