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Where does “sultan” come from?

sultan (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish سلطان, from Arabic سُلْطَان, from Aramaic שולטנא — power, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...

sultan (Romanian): sultan

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Ancestry of “sultan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسلطانsultan
2Arabicسُلْطَانruler, king; sultan
3Aramaicשולטנאpower, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...
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