Where does “Aslan” come from?

Aslan (English) comes from Turkish Aslan, from Turkish arslan, from Ottoman Turkish ارسلان, from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan — lion.

Ancestry of “Aslan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishAslanLeo
2TurkisharslanAlternative spelling of aslan; lion
3Ottoman Turkishارسلانlion
4Proto-Turkic*arsïlanlion
Every word from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ارسلان →Every word from Turkish arslan →
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