Where does “jin” come from?

jin (Classical Malay) comes from Persian زین, from Middle Persian zyn' — weapon; armor; saddle; weapon, armour.

Ancestry of “jin”, step by step

jin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian زین

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزینsaddle (of a horse)
2Middle Persianzyn'weapon; armor; saddle; weapon, armour

via Arabic جِنّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجِنّjinns; jinn, spirit, demon; jinn, demon

Words derived from “jin”

Every word from Middle Persian zyn' →Every word from Persian زین →