Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́ā́nu

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

Noun

*ȷ́ā́nu n

knee

Declension

neuter u-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ȷ́ā́nu	*ȷ́ánwiH	*ȷ́ā́nuH
vocative	*ȷ́ā́nu	*ȷ́ánwiH	*ȷ́ā́nuH
accusative	*ȷ́ā́nu	*ȷ́ánwiH	*ȷ́ā́nuH
instrumental	*ȷ́núH	*ȷ́núbʰyā(m)	*ȷ́núbʰiš
ablative	*ȷ́náwš	*ȷ́núbʰyā(m)	*ȷ́núbʰyas
dative	*ȷ́náway	*ȷ́núbʰyā(m)	*ȷ́núbʰyas
genitive	*ȷ́náwš	*ȷ́nuwā́s	*ȷ́nuHnáHam
locative	*ȷ́nā́w	*ȷ́nuwáw	*ȷ́núšu

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́ā́nu
- Sanskrit: जानु (jā́nu) (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Iranian: *jā́nu (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Nuristani: *dzānu (see there for further descendants)

Derived terms

*ȷ́nú (zero-grade)
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́nú
  - Sanskrit: ज्ञु (jñú)
- Proto-Iranian: *jnú
  - Avestan: 𐬲𐬥𐬎 (žnu)
  - Old Persian:
    - Middle Persian: [script needed] (šnwk' /⁠šnōg⁠/)
  - Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: ئەژنۆ (ejno)
    
    Northern Kurdish: ejnû, jinû