Where does “خان” come from?

خان (Arabic) comes from Arabic قَان, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣, from English kagan — Alternative spelling of khagan.

خان (Arabic): hostel, caravanserai, inn; to be disloyal, to be...

Definitions

  1. hostel, caravanserai, inn; to be disloyal, to be...

Ancestry of “خان”, step by step

خان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic قَان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَان—
2Old Turkic𐰴𐰣—
3Old Turkic𐰴𐰍𐰣khagan; king; ruler
4EnglishkaganAlternative spelling of khagan

via Persian خان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخانcaravanserai; khan; rifling
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

Words derived from “خان”

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