Where does “-han” come from?

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

-han (Turkish): forms male given names from other male given names

Definitions

  1. forms male given names from other male given names

Ancestry of “-han”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhankhan; inn
2Ottoman Turkishخانinn, caravanserai; khan
3Classical Persianخان—
4Old Turkic𐰴𐰣—
5Old Turkic𐰴𐰍𐰣khagan; king; ruler
6EnglishkaganAlternative spelling of khagan

Words derived from “-han”

Every word from English kagan →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣 →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣 →