Where does “ułan” come from?
ułan (Polish) comes from Turkish oğlan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوغلان, from Proto-Turkic *oglan.
ułan (Polish): uhlan
Ancestry of “ułan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | oğlan | boy, male child; catamite; knave, jack in playing... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اوغلان | — |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اوغلان | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *oglan | — |
Words derived from “ułan”