Where does “Hanu” come from?

Hanu (Romanian) comes 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 “Hanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianhaninn
2Ottoman Turkishخانinn, caravanserai; khan
3Classical Persianخان
4Old Turkic𐰴𐰣
5Old Turkic𐰴𐰍𐰣khagan; king; ruler
6EnglishkaganAlternative spelling of khagan

Words derived from “Hanu

Every word from English kaganEvery word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣
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