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

Definitions

  1. mace; sceptre

Ancestry of “صولجان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَوْلَجَان—
2Middle Persiancwpkʾn'polo-stick; polo
3Middle Persian-k'—
4Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
5Proto-Iranian-kah—
6Proto-Austronesiankaif
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka →Every word from Proto-Iranian -akah →Every word from Middle Persian -k' →