Where does “سلطان” come from?
سلطان (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian سلطان, from Arabic سلطان, from Aramaic שׁוּלְטָנָא.
سلطان (Urdu): sultan; king
Ancestry of “سلطان”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | سلطان | — |
| 2 | Arabic | سلطان | power, strength; rule, dominion; authority |
| 3 | Aramaic | שׁוּלְטָנָא | — |