Where does “khan” come from?

khan (Danish) comes from Turkish Kağan, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣, from English kagan — Alternative spelling of khagan.

khan (Danish): a khan Turkic, Tatar or Mongolic ruler

Definitions

  1. a khan Turkic, Tatar or Mongolic ruler

Ancestry of “khan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishKağanruler, sovereign
2Old Turkic𐰴𐰍𐰣khagan; king; ruler
3EnglishkaganAlternative spelling of khagan
Every word from English kagan →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣 →Every word from Turkish Kağan →