Where does “Yahşihan” come from?

Yahşihan (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 “Yahşihan”, step by step

Yahşihan 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 yahşi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyahşibeautiful, good, nice
2Ottoman Turkishیخشیgood, nice, kind
Every word from English kagan →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣 →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣 →