Where does “Ulan” come from?
Ulan (German) comes from Polish ułan, from Turkish oğlan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوغلان, from Proto-Turkic *oglan.
Ulan (German): uhlan
Ancestry of “Ulan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | ułan | uhlan |
| 2 | Turkish | oğlan | boy, male child; catamite; knave, jack in playing... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | اوغلان | — |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اوغلان | — |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *oglan | — |
Words derived from “Ulan”