Where does “خائن” come from?
خائن (Arabic) comes from Arabic خان, from Arabic قَان, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣, from English kagan — Alternative spelling of khagan.
Ancestry of “خائن”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | خان | hostel, caravanserai, inn; to be disloyal, to be... |
| 2 | Arabic | قَان | — |
| 3 | Old Turkic | 𐰴𐰣 | — |
| 4 | Old Turkic | 𐰴𐰍𐰣 | khagan; king; ruler |
| 5 | English | kagan | Alternative spelling of khagan |