Where does “qanat” come from?

qanat (English) comes from Persian قنات, from Arabic قَنَاة, from Aramaic קַנְיָא, from Akkadian qanûm — reed, cane.

qanat (English): An underground conduit, between vertical shafts,...

Definitions

  1. An underground conduit, between vertical shafts,...

Ancestry of “qanat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianقناتqanat (underground irrigation system)
2Arabicقَنَاةspear; tube; reed
3Aramaicקַנְיָא—
4Akkadianqanûmreed, cane
Every word from Akkadian qanûm →Every word from Aramaic קַנְיָא →Every word from Arabic قَنَاة →