Where does “аԥелуан” come from?

аԥелуан (Abkhaz) comes from Ottoman Turkish پهلوان, from Persian پهلوان — strong athletic man; hero, paladin, champion;...

аԥелуан (Abkhaz): strong man

Definitions

  1. strong man

Ancestry of “аԥелуан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپهلوانpehlivan, a Turkish wrestler in the sport of yağlı güreş or oil wrestling
2Persianپهلوانstrong athletic man; hero, paladin, champion;...
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