Where does “emir” come from?
emir (Swedish) comes from Ottoman Turkish امیر, from Arabic أَمِير — prince; prince; commander; commander, prince.
emir (Swedish): an emir
Ancestry of “emir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | امیر | — |
| 2 | Arabic | أَمِير | prince; prince; commander; commander, prince |