Where does “кан” come from?

кан (Kyrgyz) comes from Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠨ.

кан (Kyrgyz): blood

Definitions

  1. blood

Ancestry of “кан”, step by step

кан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠨ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Mongolianᠬᠠᠨ—

via Proto-Turkic *kān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*kānblood

Words derived from “кан”

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