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Where does “szultán” come from?

szultán (Hungarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish سلطان, from Arabic سُلْطَان, from Aramaic שולטנא — power, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...

szultán (Hungarian): sultan

Definitions

  1. sultan

Ancestry of “szultán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسلطانsultan
2Arabicسُلْطَانruler, king; sultan
3Aramaicשולטנאpower, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...

Words derived from “szultán”

  • szultánok
  • Zoltán
  • szultánkenyér
  • Zoltán
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