Where does “аслъаншыр” come from?

аслъаншыр (Adyghe) comes from Adyghe аслъан, from Turkish Aslan, from Turkish arslan, from Ottoman Turkish ارسلان, from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan — lion.

аслъаншыр (Adyghe): lion cub

Definitions

  1. lion cub

Ancestry of “аслъаншыр”, step by step

аслъаншыр traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Adyghe аслъан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheаслъанlion
2TurkishAslanLeo
3TurkisharslanAlternative spelling of aslan; lion
4Ottoman Turkishارسلانlion
5Proto-Turkic*arsïlanlion

via West Circassian шыр

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianшырsteel
Every word from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ارسلان →Every word from Turkish arslan →