Where does “حكمدار” come from?

حكمدار (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian دار, from Arabic دَار — house.

حكمدار (Ottoman Turkish): monarch, ruler, sovereign

Definitions

  1. monarch, ruler, sovereign

Ancestry of “حكمدار”, step by step

حكمدار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian دار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدارtree; gallows; wood
2Arabicدَارhouse

via Arabic حُكْم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحُكْم—

Words derived from “حكمدار”

Every word from Arabic دَار →Every word from Persian دار →