Where does “ulaan” come from?

ulaan (Dutch) comes from German Ulan, from Polish ułan, from Turkish oğlan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوغلان, from Proto-Turkic *oglan — children.

ulaan (Dutch): uhlan, lightly armed lancer

Definitions

  1. uhlan, lightly armed lancer

Ancestry of “ulaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUlanuhlan
2Polishułanuhlan
3Turkishoğlanboy, male child; catamite; knave, jack in playing...
4Ottoman Turkishاوغلانboy, lad, youth, a young male
5Old Anatolian Turkishاوغلانyouth, child, kid, teen; a young person
6Proto-Turkic*oglanchildren
Every word from Proto-Turkic *oglanEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish اوغلانEvery word from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان
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