Where does “hanım” come from?

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

hanım (Turkish): wife; lady; Miss, Missus

Definitions

  1. wife; lady; Miss, Missus

Ancestry of “hanım”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخانمlady, woman; Miss, Mrs, Lady; wife
2Ottoman Turkishخانinn, caravanserai; khan
3Classical Persianخان—
4Old Turkic𐰴𐰣—
5Old Turkic𐰴𐰍𐰣khagan; king; ruler
6EnglishkaganAlternative spelling of khagan

Words derived from “hanım”

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