Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́ā́nu

This Proto-Indo-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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

Noun

*ȷ́ā́nu n

knee

Declension

neuter u-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ȷ́ā́naw	*ȷ́ā́nuH	*ȷ́ā́nuH
vocative	*ȷ́ā́naw	*ȷ́ā́nuH	*ȷ́ā́nuH
accusative	*ȷ́ā́naw	*ȷ́ā́nuH	*ȷ́ā́nuH
instrumental	*ȷ́ā́nuH	*ȷ́ā́nubʰyaH	*ȷ́ā́nubʰiš
ablative	*ȷ́ā́nawš	*ȷ́ā́nubʰyaH	*ȷ́ā́nubʰyas
dative	*ȷ́ā́naway	*ȷ́ā́nubʰyaH	*ȷ́ā́nubʰyas
genitive	*ȷ́ā́nawš	*ȷ́ā́nuwaHs	*ȷ́ā́nunām?
locative	*ȷ́ā́nā(w)?	*ȷ́ā́nuwaw	*ȷ́ā́nušu

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́ā́nu
- Sanskrit: जानु (jā́nu), ज्ञु (jñu)
  - Helu:
    - Sinhalese: දන (dana)
  - Pali: jānu
  - Romani: dṓni
  - Sauraseni Prakrit: [Term?]
    - Lahnda:
      Khetrani: [script needed] (jā̃ṇu)
  - → Telugu: జానువు (jānuvu)
Iranian: *ȷ́ā́nu (see there for further descendants)
Nuristani: *ȷ́ā́n, *źẫ
- Northern Nuristani:
  - Kamkata-viri:
    Kamviri: zõ
    Kativiri: zũ
- Southern Nuristani:
  - Ashkun: zā̃
  - Waigali: zā̃

Derived terms

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