Where does “ख़ाक़ान” come from?

ख़ाक़ान (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian خاقان, from Middle Persian hʾkʾn', from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣, from English kagan — Alternative spelling of khagan.

ख़ाक़ान (Hindi): khagan

Definitions

  1. khagan

Ancestry of “ख़ाक़ान”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخاقان—
2Middle Persianhʾkʾn'—
3Old Turkic𐰴𐰍𐰣khagan; king; ruler
4EnglishkaganAlternative spelling of khagan
Every word from English kagan →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣 →Every word from Middle Persian hʾkʾn' →