Where does “Ayhan” come from?

Ayhan (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.

Ancestry of “Ayhan”, step by step

Ayhan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish han

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

via Turkish Ay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishAymoon; Moon
2Ottoman Turkishآیmoon; month
3Old Anatolian Turkishآیْ—
Every word from English kagan →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣 →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣 →