Where does “ułan” come from?

ułan (Polish) comes from Turkish oğlan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوغلان, from Proto-Turkic *oglan — children.

ułan (Polish): uhlan

Definitions

  1. uhlan

Ancestry of “ułan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishoğlanboy, male child; catamite; knave, jack in playing...
2Ottoman Turkishاوغلانboy, lad, youth, a young male
3Old Anatolian Turkishاوغلانyouth, child, kid, teen; a young person
4Proto-Turkic*oglanchildren

Words derived from “ułan”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *oglan →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish اوغلان →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان →
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