English
Zanj
Zanj comes from Arabic زَنْج ‘The East African coastlands’, and goes back to Middle Persian *zang.
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CE*zangreconstructed
- Persianc. 900–presentزنگzang‘East Africa’
- Arabicc. 500–presentزَنْجzanj‘The East African coastlands’
- EnglishtodayZanj
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CE*zangreconstructed
- Persianc. 900–presentزنگzang‘East Africa’
- Arabicc. 500–presentزَنْجzanj‘The East African coastlands’
- EnglishtodayZanj
Every English word from Middle Persian *zang
Today it means
name A certain portion of the coast of East Africa.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle Persian *zang / Zanj