Where does “cehennem” come from?

cehennem (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish جهنم, from Persian جهنم, from Arabic جَهَنَّم, from Hebrew גהינום, from Hebrew גַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּם — Valley of Hinnom's Son; Valley of Hinnom's son;...

cehennem (Turkish): hell; inferno

Definitions

  1. hell; inferno

Ancestry of “cehennem”, step by step

cehennem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish جهنم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishجهنمhell
2Persianجهنمhell
3Arabicجَهَنَّمhell
4Hebrewגהינום
5Hebrewגַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּםValley of Hinnom's Son; Valley of Hinnom's son;...

via English Jahannam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJahannamIslamic concept of hell, where evildoers will be punished, but will eventually be forgiven
Every word from Hebrew גַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּםEvery word from Hebrew גהינוםEvery word from Arabic جَهَنَّم