Where does “زنزانة” come from?

زنزانة (Arabic) comes from Middle Persian zyndʾn' — prison.

زنزانة (Arabic): gaol cell, dungeon, oubliette

Definitions

  1. gaol cell, dungeon, oubliette

Ancestry of “زنزانة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianzyndʾn'prison
Every word from Middle Persian zyndʾn' →