Where does “sultaan” come from?

sultaan (Afar) comes from Arabic سُلْطَان, from Aramaic שולטנא — power, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...

sultaan (Afar): sultan

Definitions

  1. sultan

Ancestry of “sultaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسُلْطَانruler, king; sultan
2Aramaicשולטנאpower, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...
Every word from Aramaic שולטנאEvery word from Arabic سُلْطَان