Where does “miralai” come from?

miralai (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish میرآلای, from Persian میر, from Arabic أَمِير — prince; prince; commander; commander, prince.

miralai (Romanian): colonel in the Ottoman army

Definitions

  1. colonel in the Ottoman army

Ancestry of “miralai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمیرآلایcolonel
2Persianمیرpresent stem form of مردن
3Arabicأَمِيرprince; prince; commander; commander, prince
Every word from Arabic أَمِير →Every word from Persian میر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish میرآلای →