Proto-Indo-European

*gʷénh₂s

‘woman’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *gʷénh₂s.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *gʷénh₂s, most familiar first.

• queen ← quene ← cwēn ← *kwāni ← *kwēniz
• zenana ← ज़नाना ← زنانه ← ـانه ← زن

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷénh₂s