Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/ǰánHh

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.

Proto-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷénh₂s. Doublet of *gnáHh.

Noun

*ǰánHh f

1. woman
2. wife

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬘𐬇𐬥𐬌 (jə̄ni), 𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌 (jaⁱni), 𐬘𐬄𐬥𐬌 (jąni)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Proto-Scythian:
    • Ossetian: зӕнӕг (zænæg, “children, offspring”)
    • Proto-Saka-Wakhi: *janiška
      • Proto-Saka: *jīnškā
        • Khotanese: [script needed] (jīśkā, “girl; lady”)
  • Sogdo-Bactrian:
    • Bactrian: ζινο (zino)
    • Proto-Sogdic: *yaenika
      • Sogdian: (/⁠inč, ēnč⁠/, “woman”)

        Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫏𐫗𐫝 (ʾync), 𐫙𐫏𐫗𐫝 (ʿync)

        Sogdian script: [script needed] (ʾync), [script needed] (ʾynš)

        Syriac script: ܥܝܢܨ (ʾync), ܝܢܨܗ (ynch)

      • Yagnobi: инч (inč)
• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Pashto: نجلۍ (një́lë́y), جونۍ (junë́y), جنۍ (jnë́y, jinë́y), جلۍ (jilë́y)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Baluchi: جن (jan)
  • Kurdish:

    Central Kurdish: ژن (jin)

    Northern Kurdish: jin

    Southern Kurdish: ژن (jin)

    Laki: ژن (jin), ژەن (jen)

  • Proto-Medo-Parthian:
    • Caspian:
      • Gilaki: زن (zən)
      • Old Mazanderani: زنا (zinā)
        • Mazanderani: زنا (zänā), زنی (zänī)
      • Old Gorgani جن (ǰan)
    • Parthian: (/⁠žan⁠/)

      Manichaean script: 𐫋𐫗 (jn)

      • → Old Armenian: ջնիկան (ǰnikan, “the royal court of women”)
    • Proto-Tatic:
      • Talysh: [Term?] (/⁠žen⁠/)

        Arabic script: ژن

        Latin script: jen

      • Old Tati:

        Old Azari: زن (zan), ژن (žan)

        • Harzani: yan
        • Karingani: yan
    • Zaza-Gorani:
      • Gurani: ژەنی (žanī)
      • Zazaki: ceni (ǰanī), cıni (ǰinī)
• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Middle Persian: (/⁠zan⁠/, “woman; wife”)

    Manichaean script: 𐫉𐫗 (zn)

    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (NYŠE), [Book Pahlavi needed] (zn')

    Psalter Pahlavi script: [Psalter Pahlavi needed] (NYŠE)

    • Lurish:

      Northern Luri: زؽناْ (zêna, “wife, woman”)

      Bakhtiari: زؽناْ (zêna)

      Southern Luri: زؽناْ (zêna)

    • Classical Persian: زن (zan, “woman; wife”)

      Dari: زن (zan)

      Iranian Persian: زن (zan)

      Tajik: зан (zan)