Where does “muhtar” come from?

muhtar (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish مختار, from Levantine Arabic مختار, from Arabic مُخْتَار.

muhtar (Turkish): mukhtar, an appointed village headman

Definitions

  1. mukhtar, an appointed village headman

Ancestry of “muhtar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمختارmukhtar
2Levantine Arabicمختار—
3Arabicمُخْتَار—
Every word from Arabic مُخْتَار →Every word from Levantine Arabic مختار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مختار →