Where does “خان” come from?

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

خان (Sindhi): khan

Definitions

  1. khan

Ancestry of “خان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخان
2Old Turkic𐰴𐰣
3Old Turkic𐰴𐰍𐰣khagan; king; ruler
4EnglishkaganAlternative spelling of khagan
Every word from English kaganEvery word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣
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