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

  1. The holder of a secular office, formally...

Ancestry of “sultan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsultansultan ruler of a Muslim state
2Ottoman Turkishسلطانsultan
3Arabicسُلْطَانruler, king; sultan
4Aramaicשולטנאpower, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...

Words derived from “sultan”

Every word from Aramaic שולטנא →Every word from Arabic سُلْطَان →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سلطان →