Where does “Erdoğan” come from?

Erdoğan (French) comes from Turkish Erdoğan, from Ottoman Turkish ارطوغان, from Ottoman Turkish طوغان, from Proto-Turkic *togan, from Proto-Turkic *tȫg-.

Ancestry of “Erdoğan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishErdoğanThe name of various villages in Turkey
2Ottoman TurkishارطوغانThe name of various villages in Turkey
3Ottoman Turkishطوغانhawk, falcon, any bird of prey of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle
4Proto-Turkic*togan—
5Proto-Turkic*tȫg-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tȫg- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *togan →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوغان →