Where does “زىندان” come from?

زىندان (Uyghur) comes from Persian زندان, from Middle Persian zyndʾn' — prison.

زىندان (Uyghur): jail, prison, dungeon

Definitions

  1. jail, prison, dungeon

Ancestry of “زىندان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزندانjail, prison
2Middle Persianzyndʾn'prison
Every word from Middle Persian zyndʾn' →Every word from Persian زندان →