Where does “beglerbeg” come from?

beglerbeg (English) comes from English beylerbey, from Ottoman Turkish بكلر بكی — a lord of lords; a governor-general; beylerbey.

beglerbeg (English): Alternative form of beylerbey

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of beylerbey

Ancestry of “beglerbeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeylerbeyThe governor of a province of the Ottoman Empire,...
2Ottoman Turkishبكلر بكیa lord of lords; a governor-general; beylerbey

Words derived from “beglerbeg”

Every word from Ottoman Turkish بكلر بكی →Every word from English beylerbey →