Where does “арслан” come from?
арслан (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ارسلان, from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan.
арслан (Macedonian): lion
Ancestry of “арслан”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ارسلان | lion |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *arsïlan | — |