Where does “قنات” come from?

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

قنات (Ottoman Turkish): wing; fin of a fish; wing or leaf of a door

Definitions

  1. wing; fin of a fish; wing or leaf of a door

Ancestry of “قنات”, 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 →