Where does “sultan” come from?

sultan (Middle French) comes from Ottoman Turkish سلطان, from Arabic سُلْطَان, from Aramaic שולטנא — power, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...

sultan (Middle French): sultan ruler of a Muslim state

Definitions

  1. sultan ruler of a Muslim state

Ancestry of “sultan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسلطانsultan
2Arabicسُلْطَانruler, king; sultan
3Aramaicשולטנאpower, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...

Words derived from “sultan”

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