Where does “صولجان” come from?

صولجان (Arabic) comes from Middle Persian cwpkʾn', from Middle Persian -k', from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

صولجان (Arabic): sceptre, wand

Definitions

  1. sceptre, wand

Ancestry of “صولجان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiancwpkʾn'polo-stick; polo
2Middle Persian-k'—
3Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
4Proto-Iranian-kah—
5Proto-Austronesiankaif
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka →Every word from Proto-Iranian -akah →Every word from Middle Persian -k' →