kaan

Middle French

noun

Definitions

khan (ruler or sovereign)

Etymology

Derived from Persian خان (caravanserai, dwelling).

Origin

Persian

خان

Gloss

caravanserai, dwelling

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

خان Arabic
ख़ान Hindi
خان Persian
خانقاه Persian
میرزاخانی Persian
خان Ottoman Turkish
خان Urdu
hʾn' Middle Persian