Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian جَانِشِین (jānišīn)
Noun
ਜਾਨਸ਼ੀਨ • (jānaśīn) m (Shahmukhi spelling جانشین)
- successor, heir
- ਜਾਨਸ਼ੀਨੀ f (jānśīnī, “succession”)
Further reading
- “ਜਾਨਸ਼ੀਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025