Where does “قنات” come from?

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

قنات (Persian): qanat (underground irrigation system)

Definitions

  1. qanat (underground irrigation system)

Ancestry of “قنات”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَنَاةspear; tube; reed
2Aramaicקַנְיָא—
3Akkadianqanûmreed, cane

Words derived from “قنات”

Every word from Akkadian qanûm →Every word from Aramaic קַנְיָא →Every word from Arabic قَنَاة →