Where does “sultan” come from?
Sultan comes from French sultan, from Turkish sultan, from Arabic sulṭān meaning "power" or "authority," ultimately from Aramaic šultānā.
sultan (English): The holder of a secular office, formally...
Definitions
- The holder of a secular office, formally...
Ancestry of “sultan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | sultan | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | سلطان | sultan |
| 3 | Arabic | سُلْطَان | ruler, king; sultan |
| 4 | Aramaic | שולטנא | power, authority, sway; rule, government, office;... |
Words derived from “sultan”