Where does “ханым” come from?
ханым (Ubykh) 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.
ханым (Ubykh): madame, lady
Definitions
- madame, lady