Where does “zindan” come from?

zindan (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian زندان, from Middle Persian zyndʾn' — prison.

zindan (Azerbaijani): dungeon, prison

Definitions

  1. dungeon, prison

Ancestry of “zindan”, step by step

zindan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian زندان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزندانjail, prison
2Middle Persianzyndʾn'prison

via Persian سندان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسندانanvil
Every word from Middle Persian zyndʾn' →Every word from Persian زندان →