Where does “Hănești” come from?

Hănești (Romanian) comes from Romanian Hanu, from Romanian han, from Ottoman Turkish خان, from Classical Persian خان, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣, from English kagan — Alternative spelling of khagan.

Ancestry of “Hănești”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianHanu
2Romanianhaninn
3Ottoman Turkishخانinn, caravanserai; khan
4Classical Persianخان
5Old Turkic𐰴𐰣
6Old Turkic𐰴𐰍𐰣khagan; king; ruler
7EnglishkaganAlternative spelling of khagan
Every word from English kaganEvery word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣