Where does “szultánkenyér” come from?
szultánkenyér (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szultán, from Ottoman Turkish سلطان, from Arabic سُلْطَان, from Aramaic שולטנא — power, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...
szultánkenyér (Hungarian): Turkish delight
Ancestry of “szultánkenyér”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | szultán | sultan |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | سلطان | sultan |
| 3 | Arabic | سُلْطَان | ruler, king; sultan |
| 4 | Aramaic | שולטנא | power, authority, sway; rule, government, office;... |