Where does “Erhan” come from?

Erhan (Turkish) comes from Turkish -han, 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 “Erhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-hanforms male given names from other male given names
2Turkishhankhan; inn
3Ottoman Turkishخانinn, caravanserai; khan
4Classical Persianخان
5Old Turkic𐰴𐰣
6Old Turkic𐰴𐰍𐰣khagan; king; ruler
7EnglishkaganAlternative spelling of khagan
Every word from English kaganEvery word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣