Where does “ارسلان” come from?

ارسلان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan — lion.

ارسلان (Ottoman Turkish): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of “ارسلان”, step by step

ارسلان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Turkic *arsïlan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*arsïlanlion

via Crimean Tatar geray

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatargeray

Words derived from “ارسلان

Every word from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan