Where does “soldan” come from?

soldan (English) comes from Middle English soudan, from Old French soudan, from Arabic سُلْطَان, from Aramaic שולטנא — power, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...

soldan (English): The ruler of a major Muslim state in the Middle...

Definitions

  1. The ruler of a major Muslim state in the Middle...

Ancestry of “soldan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsoudanA sultan especially one of the rulers of major Muslim states in the Middle Ages
2Old Frenchsoudan—
3Arabicسُلْطَانruler, king; sultan
4Aramaicשולטנאpower, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...

Words derived from “soldan”

Every word from Aramaic שולטנא →Every word from Arabic سُلْطَان →Every word from Old French soudan →