Where does “aslan” come from?

aslan (Romanian) comes from Turkish Aslan, from Turkish arslan, from Ottoman Turkish ارسلان, from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan — lion.

aslan (Romanian): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of “aslan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishAslanLeo
2TurkisharslanAlternative spelling of aslan; lion
3Ottoman Turkishارسلانlion
4Proto-Turkic*arsïlanlion
Every word from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ارسلان →Every word from Turkish arslan →