Etymology

tarkhan

T1A1R1K5H4A1N1

Today it means: An ancient Central Asian title used by various Turkic, Mongolic and Indo-European (Scythian and Tokharian) peoples, especially in the medieval era, and prominently among the successors of the Mongol Empire; it generally conferred exemption from taxation. Full definition →

Proto-Turkic *tarkan
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

tarkhan · noun1

  1. Proto-Turkic · derived from*tarkan
  2. English todaytarkhan

From a descendant of Proto-Turkic *tarkan, ultimate origin uncertain. See Chinese 單于 (chányú) and the Wikipedia page for more. Doublet of chanyu.

Tarkhan · proper noun2

  1. Punjabi · borrowed fromਤਰਖਾਣ
  2. English todayTarkhan

Borrowed from Punjabi ਤਰਖਾਣ / تَرکھاݨ (tarkhāṇ).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.