Where does “Uhlan” come from?

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

Uhlan (German): Alternative spelling of Ulan

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of Ulan

Ancestry of “Uhlan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishułanuhlan
2Turkishoğlanboy, male child; catamite; knave, jack in playing...
3Ottoman Turkishاوغلانboy, lad, youth, a young male
4Old Anatolian Turkishاوغلانyouth, child, kid, teen; a young person
5Proto-Turkic*oglanchildren

Words derived from “Uhlan”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *oglan →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish اوغلان →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان →