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Where does “uhlan” come from?

uhlan (English) comes from French uhlan, from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Turkish oğlan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوغلان, from Proto-Turkic *oglan.

uhlan (English): A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a...

Definitions

  1. A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a...

Ancestry of “uhlan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchuhlanuhlan
2GermanUhlanAlternative spelling of Ulan
3Polishułanuhlan
4Turkishoğlanboy, male child; catamite; knave, jack in playing...
5Ottoman Turkishاوغلان—
6Old Anatolian Turkishاوغلان—
7Proto-Turkic*oglan—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *oglan →