Where does “хан” come from?
хан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish خان, from Classical Persian خان, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣, from English kagan — Alternative spelling of khagan.
хан (Serbo-Croatian): inn
Ancestry of “хан”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | خان | inn, caravanserai; khan |
| 2 | Classical Persian | خان | — |
| 3 | Old Turkic | 𐰴𐰣 | — |
| 4 | Old Turkic | 𐰴𐰍𐰣 | khagan; king; ruler |
| 5 | English | kagan | Alternative spelling of khagan |