Where does “er-xotin” come from?

er-xotin (Uzbek) comes from Uzbek xotin, from Common Turkic xātun, from Sogdian γwtʾynh — queen.

er-xotin (Uzbek): husband and wife, a married couple

Definitions

  1. husband and wife, a married couple

Ancestry of “er-xotin”, step by step

er-xotin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Uzbek xotin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uzbekxotinwoman; wife
2Common Turkicxātunqueen, lady
3Sogdianγwtʾynhqueen

via Uzbek er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uzbekerman
2Proto-Turkicērman
Every word from Sogdian γwtʾynh →Every word from Common Turkic xātun →Every word from Uzbek xotin →