Where does “ułanka” come from?

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

ułanka (Polish): fuchsia

Definitions

  1. fuchsia

Ancestry of “ułanka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishułanuhlan
2Turkishoğlanboy, male child; catamite; knave, jack in playing...
3Ottoman Turkishاوغلانboy, lad, youth, a young male
4Old Anatolian Turkishاوغلانyouth, child, kid, teen; a young person
5Proto-Turkic*oglanchildren
Every word from Proto-Turkic *oglan →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish اوغلان →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان →