Where does “زنجي” come from?

زنجي (Arabic) comes from Persian زنگی, from Middle Persian zngyk' — Negro.

زنجي (Arabic): Negro

Definitions

  1. Negro

Ancestry of “زنجي”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزنگیdark-skinned, Negro; black
2Middle Persianzngyk'Negro
Every word from Middle Persian zngyk' →Every word from Persian زنگی →
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