Where does “kanun” come from?

kanun (English) comes from Albanian kanun, from Ottoman Turkish قانون, from Arabic قَانُون, from Ancient Greek κανών — rod, pole, bar; rods used in shields; type of rod...

kanun (English): Alternative spelling of qanun; A set of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of qanun; A set of...

Ancestry of “kanun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankanuna set of codified traditional Albanian laws,...
2Ottoman Turkishقانونlaw (of man, as distinct from the law of God)
3Arabicقَانُونlaw, regulation; tax, law
4Ancient Greekκανώνrod, pole, bar; rods used in shields; type of rod...
Every word from Ancient Greek κανών →Every word from Arabic قَانُون →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قانون →