Where does “ουλάνος” come from?
ουλάνος (Greek) comes from French uhlan, from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Turkish oğlan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوغلان, from Proto-Turkic *oglan.
ουλάνος (Greek): uhlan, lancer
Ancestry of “ουλάνος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | uhlan | uhlan |
| 2 | German | Uhlan | Alternative spelling of Ulan |
| 3 | Polish | ułan | uhlan |
| 4 | Turkish | oğlan | boy, male child; catamite; knave, jack in playing... |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | اوغلان | — |
| 6 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اوغلان | — |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *oglan | — |