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This Proto-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.
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Proto-Iranian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́nu, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.
Noun
*jā́nu n
- knee
Inflection
| neuter u-stem
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*jā́nu
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*jánwiH
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*jā́nuH
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| vocative
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*jā́nu
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*jánwiH
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*jā́nuH
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| accusative
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*jā́nu
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*jánwiH
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*jā́nuH
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| instrumental
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*jnúH
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*jnúbʰyā(m)
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*jnúbʰiš
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| ablative
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*jnáwš
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*jnúbʰyā(m)
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*jnúbʰyah
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| dative
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*jnáway
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*jnúbʰyā(m)
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*jnúbʰyah
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| genitive
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*jnáwš
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*jnuwā́h
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*jnuHnáHam
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| locative
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*jnā́w
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*jnuwáw
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*jnúšu
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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)
- Proto-Sogdic: *zā́nukā (see there for further descendants)
- 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)
- Iranian Persian: زانو (zânu)
- Tajik: зону (zonu)
- → Northern Luri: زونی (zoni)