Where does “χαΐνης” come from?

χαΐνης (Greek) comes from Turkish hain, from Arabic خائن, from Arabic خان, from Arabic قَان, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣, from English kagan — Alternative spelling of khagan.

χαΐνης (Greek): fugitive, mutineer, outlaw; partisan, rebel, insurgent

Definitions

  1. fugitive, mutineer, outlaw; partisan, rebel, insurgent

Ancestry of “χαΐνης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhainperfidious
2Arabicخائنdisloyal, faithless, false, unreliable, untrue, unfaithful
3Arabicخانhostel, caravanserai, inn; to be disloyal, to be...
4Arabicقَان
5Old Turkic𐰴𐰣
6Old Turkic𐰴𐰍𐰣khagan; king; ruler
7EnglishkaganAlternative spelling of khagan
Every word from English kaganEvery word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣
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