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Where does “sultanic” come from?

sultanic (English) comes from English sultan, from Middle French sultan, from Ottoman Turkish سلطان, from Arabic سُلْطَان, from Aramaic שולטנא — power, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...

sultanic (English): Of or relating to a sultan or a sultanate

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a sultan or a sultanate

Ancestry of “sultanic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsultanThe holder of a secular office, formally...
2Middle Frenchsultan—
3Ottoman Turkishسلطانsultan
4Arabicسُلْطَانruler, king; sultan
5Aramaicשולטנאpower, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...
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