Where does “صولجان” come from?
صولجان (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Arabic صَوْلَجَان, from Middle Persian cwpkʾn', from Middle Persian -k', from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.
صولجان (Hijazi Arabic): mace; sceptre
Ancestry of “صولجان”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | صَوْلَجَان | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | cwpkʾn' | polo-stick; polo |
| 3 | Middle Persian | -k' | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | -akah | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | -kah | — |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | ka | if |