Where does “kanun” come from?

kanun (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قانون, from Arabic قَانُون, from Ancient Greek κανών — rod, pole, bar; rods used in shields; type of rod...

kanun (Albanian): a set of codified traditional Albanian laws,...

Definitions

a set of codified traditional Albanian laws,...

Ancestry of “kanun”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	قانون	law (of man, as distinct from the law of God)
2	Arabic	قَانُون	law, regulation; tax, law
3	Ancient Greek	κανών	rod, pole, bar; rods used in shields; type of rod...

Words derived from “kanun”

kanun

Every word from Ancient Greek κανών →Every word from Arabic قَانُون →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قانون →