Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́ʰánuš

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 *ǵénus with inexplicable aspiration of *ȷ́.

Noun

*ȷ́ʰánuš f (anatomy)

1. jaw
2. chin

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *źʰánuṣ
  • Sanskrit: हनु (hánu)
• Proto-Iranian: *jánuš
  • Avestan: 𐬰𐬁𐬥𐬎 (zānu)
  • ⇒ Proto-Iranian: *jánukah
    • Kurdish:

      Northern Kurdish: erzink, erzing, çene

      Central Kurdish: چەناگە (çenage), چەنەگە (çenege)

      Southern Kurdish: چناکە (çnake)

      Laki: زِنج (zinc)

    • Proto-Medo-Parthian:
      • Parthian:

        Manichaean script: 𐫉𐫗𐫟 (znx /⁠zanax⁠/)

        • → Persian: زنخ (zanax)
      • Proto-Zaza-Gorani:
        • Gurani: چەناکە (čanāka), زنج (zinǰ)
        • Zazaki: çenge
      • → Persian: چانه (čâne), (Qazwini Dialect) چکن (čakan), چک (čak, “upper/lower jaw”)
    • Ossetian: зекъӕ (zek’æ)
    • Middle Persian:

      Manichaean script: 𐫅𐫗𐫇𐫃 (dnwg /⁠danūg⁠/)

    • Lurish:
      • Northern Luri: چناْ (čena)

        Nahavandi: زنج (zenj)

      • Bakhtiari: زنج (zenj)
      • Southern Luri: زنج (zenj)
    • Pashto: زنه (zana)