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Where does “khansamah” come from?

khansamah (English) comes from Urdu خانسامان, from Urdu خان, from Classical Persian خان, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣, from English kagan — Alternative spelling of khagan.

khansamah (English): A house-steward or native servant, being in...

Definitions

  1. A house-steward or native servant, being in...

Ancestry of “khansamah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduخانسامان—
2Urduخانkhan
3Classical Persianخان—
4Old Turkic𐰴𐰣—
5Old Turkic𐰴𐰍𐰣khagan; king; ruler
6EnglishkaganAlternative spelling of khagan
Every word from English kagan →