Where does “zindan” come from?

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

zindan (Crimean Tatar): dungeon

Definitions

  1. dungeon

Ancestry of “zindan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزندانjail, prison
2Middle Persianzyndʾn'prison
Every word from Middle Persian zyndʾn' →Every word from Persian زندان →