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Where does “sultano” come from?

sultano (Esperanto) comes from Arabic سُلْطَان, from Aramaic שולטנא — power, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...

sultano (Esperanto): sultan

Definitions

  1. sultan

Ancestry of “sultano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسُلْطَانruler, king; sultan
2Aramaicשולטנאpower, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...

Words derived from “sultano”

  • sultano
  • sultanio
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