Indo-European etymology : Query result

Proto-IE: *gʷen-, *gʷnā-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: woman, wife

Tokharian: A śäṃ, B śana (PT *śänā) 'woman, wife' (Adams 621)

Old Indian: gnā́ f. `a divine female'; jáni-, jánī f. `woman, wife'

Avestan: gǝnā, ɣnā 'Frau, Weib', ǰani-, ǰą̄ni- 'Weib'

Other Iranian: NPers zan

Armenian: kēn, pl. kanai-kh `Gattin', coll. kanani `Frauen'

Old Greek: günǟ́ f. `Weib, Frau', böot. banā́ `id.' (Corinn.), pl. banē̂kes Hsch. (? < *gʷanai̯k-)

Slavic: *ženā́

Baltic: *gen-ā̂ f.

Germanic: *kwin-ōn-, *kun-ōn- f.; *kwēn-i- f., *kwēn-ō f.

Celtic: *g^u̯enā, gen. g^u̯nā-s, pl. gen. *g^u̯nōm > OIr ben, gen. mn̄a, pl. gen. ban; ban-: ban-chū `weibl. Hund'; Cymr ben-yw `weiblich', Corn ben-en `sponsa'

Albanian: zónjë, pl. -a 'lady'

Russ. meaning: женщина, жена

References: WP I 681