Etymology

From Proto-Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬰𐬁𐬥𐬎 ‎(zānu)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *jʰanus (compare Sanskrit हनु ‎(hánu)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu- ‎(“chin, jaw, cheek”). Compare Armenian ծնոտ ‎(cnot), Latin gena, Tocharian A śanwem, Welsh gen, Dutch kin, English chin, German Kinn.

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [tʃʰɒːˈne]