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

Definitions

  1. inn

Ancestry of “хан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخانinn, caravanserai; khan
2Classical Persianخان—
3Old Turkic𐰴𐰣—
4Old Turkic𐰴𐰍𐰣khagan; king; ruler
5EnglishkaganAlternative spelling of khagan
Every word from English kagan →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣 →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣 →