Where does “kan” come from?

kan (Gagauz) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish قان, from Proto-Turkic *kān — blood.

kan (Gagauz): blood

Definitions

  1. blood

Ancestry of “kan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishقان—
2Proto-Turkic*kānblood
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kān →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish قان →