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Where does “сұлтан” come from?

сұлтан (Kazakh) comes from Classical Persian سلطان, from Arabic سلطان, from Aramaic שׁוּלְטָנָא.

сұлтан (Kazakh): sultan

Definitions

  1. sultan

Ancestry of “сұлтан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianسلطان—
2Arabicسلطانpower, strength; rule, dominion; authority
3Aramaicשׁוּלְטָנָא—
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