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 — children.

Ulan (German): uhlan

Definitions

  1. uhlan

Ancestry of “Ulan”, 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 “Ulan”

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