Etymology

From Proto-Iranian [Term?] (compare Persian شناختن ‎(šenâxtan), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬥𐬄𐬥 ‎(zanąn, “to recognize”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?] (compare Sanskrit जानाति ‎(jānā́ti)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‎(“to know”) (compare English know).