Where does “ulan” come from?

ulan (Turkish) comes from Turkish oğlan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوغلان, from Proto-Turkic *oglan — children.

ulan (Turkish): Said to get someone's attention in a rude manner;...

Definitions

  1. Said to get someone's attention in a rude manner;...

Ancestry of “ulan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishoğlanboy, male child; catamite; knave, jack in playing...
2Ottoman Turkishاوغلانboy, lad, youth, a young male
3Old Anatolian Turkishاوغلانyouth, child, kid, teen; a young person
4Proto-Turkic*oglanchildren
Every word from Proto-Turkic *oglan →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish اوغلان →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان →