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Where does “Tiran” come from?

Tiran (Turkish) comes from French tyran, from Middle French tyran, from Latin tyrannus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος — absolute ruler , initially applied to Lydian king...

Tiran (Turkish): Tirana

Definitions

  1. Tirana

Ancestry of “Tiran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtyrantyrant; bully
2Middle Frenchtyrantyrant
3Latintyrannusruler, monarch; tyrant, despot
4Ancient Greekτύραννοςabsolute ruler , initially applied to Lydian king...

Words derived from “Tiran”

  • Tiranlı
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