Where does “džinn” come from?
džinn (Estonian) comes from German Gin, from English gin, from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium, from Latin gignere, from Latin genere, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
džinn (Estonian): gin; genie; jinni
Definitions
- gin; genie; jinni
Ancestry of “džinn”, step by step
džinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gin | gin (a kind of liquor containing juniper berries) |
| 2 | English | gin | A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by... |
| 3 | Old French | engin | intelligence; ruse; trickery; deception;... |
| 4 | Latin | ingenium | innate or natural quality, natural character;... |
| 5 | Latin | gignere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | genere | ablative singular of genus; to beget, produce |
| 7 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Arabic جِنّ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | جِنّ | jinns; jinn, spirit, demon; jinn, demon |