Where does “جانیانه” come from?
جانیانه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic جان, from Arabic جَنَى — to gather, to harvest; to commit a crime.
Ancestry of “جانیانه”, step by step
جانیانه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic جان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | جان | guilty, delinquent, criminal, flagrant, vicious,... |
| 2 | Arabic | جَنَى | to gather, to harvest; to commit a crime |
via Persian ـانه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـانه | suffix |