Where does “σουλτάνος” come from?

σουλτάνος (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek σουλτᾶνος, from Ottoman Turkish سلطان, from Arabic سُلْطَان, from Aramaic שולטנא — power, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...

σουλτάνος (Greek): sultan

Definitions

  1. sultan

Ancestry of “σουλτάνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekσουλτᾶνος—
2Ottoman Turkishسلطانsultan
3Arabicسُلْطَانruler, king; sultan
4Aramaicשולטנאpower, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...
Every word from Aramaic שולטנא →Every word from Arabic سُلْطَان →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سلطان →