Etymology

From Proto-Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬲𐬥𐬎𐬨 ‎(žnum)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Sanskrit जानु ‎(jānu)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu ‎(“knee”) (compare Armenian ծունկ ‎(cunk), Ancient Greek γόνυ ‎(gónu) (Greek γόνατο ‎(gónato)), Latin genu (French genou), English knee).

Pronunciation

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