English
jan
Jan comes from Arabic جَنّ (jann) ‘jinn, demon’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentجَنّ‘jinn, demon’
- Englishearliest quotation 1888jan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentجَنّ‘jinn, demon’
- Englishearliest quotation 1888jan
Earliest quotation: 1888, Charles Montagu Doughty: “He cast out the demons of possessed persons, and…”
Every English word from Arabic جَنّ
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic جَنّ / jan