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Where does “djinn” come from?

djinn (Spanish) comes from French djinn, from Arabic جِنّ — jinns; jinn, spirit, demon; jinn, demon.

djinn (Spanish): jinn, genie

Definitions

  1. jinn, genie

Ancestry of “djinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdjinnjinn, genie
2Arabicجِنّjinns; jinn, spirit, demon; jinn, demon
Every word from Arabic جِنّ →