Where does “han” come from?

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

han (Romanian): inn

Definitions

  1. inn

Ancestry of “han”, step by step

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

Words derived from “han”

Every word from English kagan →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣 →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣 →