Where does “jann” come from?

jann (English) comes from Arabic جان, from Arabic جَنَى — to gather, to harvest; to commit a crime.

jann (English): The father of the jinn preceding humanity

Definitions

  1. The father of the jinn preceding humanity

Ancestry of “jann”, step by step

jann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic جان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجانguilty, delinquent, criminal, flagrant, vicious,...
2Arabicجَنَىto gather, to harvest; to commit a crime

via German Jann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJann—
Every word from Arabic جَنَى →Every word from Arabic جان →