Where does “mogul” come from?

mogul (Danish) comes from Persian مغول, from Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

mogul (Danish): a Mughal (member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India from the 16th to the 19th century)

Definitions

  1. a Mughal (member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India from the 16th to the 19th century)

Ancestry of “mogul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianمغولMongol
2MongolianᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯMongol, Mongolian
3Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Latin -icus
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