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

1. 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 (jñú)
    • Helu:
      • Sinhalese: දන (dana)
    • Pali: jānu
    • Romani: dṓni
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: [Term?]
      • Lahnda:

        Khetrani: [script needed] (jā̃ṇu)

    • → Telugu: జానువు (jānuvu)
• Iranian: *jā́nu (see there for further descendants)
• Nuristani: *jā́nu
  • Northern Nuristani:
    • Kamkata-viri:

      Kamviri: jõ

      Kativiri: zũ

  • Southern Nuristani:
    • Ashkun: zā̃
    • Waigali: zā̃

Derived terms

• *ȷ́nú (zero-grade)
  • Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́nú
    • Sanskrit: ज्ञु (jñú)
  • Iranian: *jnú
    • Avestan: 𐬲𐬥𐬎‎ (žnu)
    • Old Persian: [Term?]
      • Middle Persian: [script needed] (šnwk' /šnōg/)
    • Kurdish:

      Central Kurdish: ئەژنۆ‎ (ejno)

      Northern Kurdish: ejnû, jinû