Where does “cıni” come from?

cıni (Zazaki) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

cıni (Zazaki): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “cıni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianǰánHswoman; wife
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs →