Where does “jahanamu” come from?

jahanamu (Swahili) comes from Arabic جَهَنَّم, from Hebrew גהינום, from Hebrew גַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּם — Valley of Hinnom's Son; Valley of Hinnom's son;...

jahanamu (Swahili): Gehenna, hell

Definitions

  1. Gehenna, hell

Ancestry of “jahanamu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَهَنَّمhell
2Hebrewגהינום—
3Hebrewגַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּםValley of Hinnom's Son; Valley of Hinnom's son;...
Every word from Hebrew גַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּם →Every word from Hebrew גהינום →Every word from Arabic جَهَنَّم →