Where does “میرآلای” come from?

میرآلای (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian میر, from Arabic أَمِير — prince; prince; commander; commander, prince.

میرآلای (Ottoman Turkish): colonel

Definitions

  1. colonel

Ancestry of “میرآلای”, step by step

میرآلای traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian میر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمیرpresent stem form of مردن
2Arabicأَمِيرprince; prince; commander; commander, prince

via Ottoman Turkish آلای

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآلایregiment
2Ancient Greekἀλλάγιον—

Words derived from “میرآلای”

Every word from Arabic أَمِير →Every word from Persian میر →