𐫀𐫋𐫇𐫗

Sogdian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Iranian *j(i)uā́na- ("life existence") from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). Cognate with Persian جهان (jahân, “world, universe”), Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬉𐬚𐬁- (gaēθā-, “world; creature”) and Northern Kurdish jîn (“life”).

Noun

𐫀𐫋𐫇𐫗 (ʾjwn)

1. birth

Descendants

• → Old Uyghur: 𐽰𐽰𐽴𐾄𐽺 (ažun)
  • → Turkish: acun (learned)
• → Karakhanid: اَژُنُ (ajun)

References

• Gharib, B. (1995) “ʾjwn”, in Sogdian dictionary: Sogdian–Persian–English, Tehran: Farhangan Publications, page 31
• Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2007) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume III, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 109