Where does “ख़ान” come from?

ख़ान (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian خان, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣, from English kagan — Alternative spelling of khagan.

ख़ान (Hindi): khan

Definitions

  1. khan

Ancestry of “ख़ान”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخان—
2Old Turkic𐰴𐰣—
3Old Turkic𐰴𐰍𐰣khagan; king; ruler
4EnglishkaganAlternative spelling of khagan
Every word from English kagan →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣 →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣 →