Where does “جِنَّت” come from?

جِنَّت (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic جنة, from Classical Syriac ܓܢܬܐ, from Aramaic גַנְתָא.

Ancestry of “جِنَّت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجنةgarden; paradise, heaven; verbal noun of جُنَّ
2Classical Syriacܓܢܬܐgarden, park
3Aramaicגַנְתָא
Every word from Aramaic גַנְתָאEvery word from Classical Syriac ܓܢܬܐEvery word from Arabic جنة