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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

  1. a set of codified traditional Albanian laws,...

Ancestry of “kanun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقانون—
2Arabicقَانُونlaw, regulation; tax, law
3Ancient Greekκανώνrod, pole, bar; rods used in shields; type of rod...

Words derived from “kanun”

  • kanun
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