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Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/jā́nu

This Proto-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́nu.

Noun

*jā́nu n

  1. knee

Descendants

  • Central Iranian:
    • Avestan: 𐬰𐬁𐬥𐬎 (zānu), 𐬲𐬥𐬏𐬨 (žnūm, knee, acc.pl.)
  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (ysānū)
    • Ossetian: зоныг (zonyg)
    • Sogdo-Bactrian:
      • Khwarezmian: [script needed] (z’nwk)
      • Sogdic: *zā́nukā
        • Sogdian: (/zā̆nū̆k, zā̆nū̆kā̆/)
          Buddhist: [script needed] (z’n’wk), [script needed] (zn’wk’)
          Manichaean: 𐫉𐫗𐫇𐫞‎ (znwq‎)
        • Yagnobi: zōnk
  • Southeastern Iranian
    • Ormuri-Parachi:
      • Ormuri: [script needed] (zānū)
      • Parachi: zânū
    • Pamir:
      • Ishkashimi: [script needed] (zung)
      • Shughni: zun
    • Pashto: زانو (zānú), زنګون (zengewn)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Parthian: [script needed] (zʾnwg /zānūg/)
      • Middle Persian: [script needed] (zʾnwg /zānūg/)
        • Classical Persian: زانو (zānū)
        • Northern Luri: [script needed] (zānü)
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