We can also see “janu” meaning “knee” in the Bosnian “kol-jeno” they simply add the prefix “kol” and this is seen once again in the Croatian “kol-jeno”. This also allows us an opportunity to see how language corrupts over time. In Serbia their name for knee is “Koleno” they have simply dropped the “J” and what was “Koljeno” now becomes “Koleno” maybe as a euphonic improvement.
This same corruption is found in Russia – koleno – Czech – koleno – Macedonia – koleno – Polish – kolano – Slovak – koleno – Slovenian – koleno – Ukraine – kolino – Belorussia – kaliena – Bulgaria – kolenan. All these words were originally “Kol-jeno” meaning “knee” and all of them ultimately reflect this Sanskrit “Janu” which means “knee”.
As for the word “knee” its once again a corruption of “janu” the “jan” becomes the “jn” which in Europe becomes the Greek “gn” and which then becomes the English “kn” and from this we get “knee”. We see this morphology as we travel from the Sanskrit “jn-ana” meaning “knowledge” to the Greek “gn-osis” meaning “knowledge” to the English “kn-owledge” meaning “knowledge” “jnu” to “gnu” to “kne”.
Knee, ankle, nose, teeth, arm, foot, finger, fist, nostril, nails, eyebrow, all from Sanskrit and even the word “body” is most probably the Sanskrit “bhu” and “bhuta” meaning “existing” “being” “person” “creature”.
“In India, our religions will never at any time take root; the ancient wisdom of the human race will not be supplanted by the events in Galilee. On the contrary, Indian wisdom flows back to Europe, and will produce a fundamental change in our knowledge and thought.” The World as Will and Representation – By Arthur Schopenhauer Volume I, & 63 p. 356-357).
