Where does “cham” come from?

cham (French) comes from Ottoman Turkish خان, from Classical Persian خان, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣, from English kagan — Alternative spelling of khagan.

cham (French): Cham; khan

Definitions

  1. Cham; khan

Ancestry of “cham”, step by step

cham traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish خان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخانinn, caravanserai; khan
2Classical Persianخان—
3Old Turkic𐰴𐰣—
4Old Turkic𐰴𐰍𐰣khagan; king; ruler
5EnglishkaganAlternative spelling of khagan

via Vietnamese Chăm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseChămthe Cham ethnic group; Cham
2Eastern ChamCamCham (ethnic group or language)

Words derived from “cham”

Every word from English kagan →