Where does “harman” come from?

harman (English) comes from Hungarian Hermány, from German Herman.

harman (English): A policeman

Definitions

  1. A policeman

Ancestry of “harman”, step by step

harman traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian Hermány

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianHermány—
2GermanHerman—

via Ottoman Turkish خرمان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخرمانthreshing, the act of loosening the edible part of grain, or other crop, from the straw to which it is attached
2Persianخرمنharvest, crop; threshing floor

via Proto-Germanic mann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmann—

Words derived from “harman”

Every word from German Herman →Every word from Hungarian Hermány →