Persian جن

← Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬀 (borrowed)

← Arabic جِنّ (borrowed)

← Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háy (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (derived)

← Proto-Iranian *Háy (derived)

← Pashto يون (cognate)

→ Persian تخم جن (compound)