jāṇu

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c. 420 AD, Buddhaghosa, Pāthikavaɡɡaṭṭhakathā‎, page 4; republished Yanɡon, Myanmar: Ministry of Reliɡious Affairs, 2008:

Catukkuṇḍikoti catusaṅghaṭṭito dve jāṇūni dve ca kappare bhūmiyaṁ ṭhapetvā vicarati.

'Catukkuṇḍiko': He moves with four points of contact, having placed two knees and two elbows on the ground.