Where does “къан” come from?

къан (Karachay-Balkar) comes from Kipchak قان, from Proto-Turkic Kiān.

къан (Karachay-Balkar): blood

Definitions

  1. blood

Ancestry of “къан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kipchakقانblood
2Proto-TurkicKiān—
Every word from Proto-Turkic Kiān →Every word from Kipchak قان →
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