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Of uncertain origin; possibly from a Berber source like Tarifitaynaw(“mute”) (alternative form agnaw) i.e “those who don't speak our language” (compare the similarly constructed Slavic term *němьcь(“foreigner”, literally “not-speak”), as in PolishNiemiec(“German”)).
Or, possibly after the city of Djenné. More at Guinea.