köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ker-der. Proto-Indo-European *kóryos Proto-Germanic *harjaz Proto-West Germanic *hari Proto-Indo-European *dewk-? Proto-West Germanic *togō ▲ Ancient Greek στρατηγός (stratēgós)calq. Proto-West Germanic *harjatogō Old High German herizogo Middle High German herzog German Herzog From Middle High German herzog, herzoge, from Old High German herizogo, and…
köken: Borrowed from Byzantine Greek δούκα (doúka, accusative of δούξ (doúx)), in turn borrowed from Latin ducem. See also the likewise borrowed doublets duce and doge.
köken: Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь, borrowed from Germanic, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz. The feminine form княги́ня (knjagínja, “princess”) has preserved the original, Germanic g sound. Doublet of ксёндз (ksjondz), a borrowing from Polish, and ко́нунг (kónung).
aile: княги́ня, княже́ние, княжени́ка, кня́жество, кня́жить, кня́жич, княжна́, вели́кий кня́зь, из гря́зи в кня́зи
duke (male ruler of a duchy) · deuce, two (a card with two spots)
çekim: çoğul duques
köken: From Old Galician-Portuguese duc (“duke”), borrowed from Old French duc (“duke”), from Latin dux (“ruler”), from dūcō (“to lead”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-. Doublet of doge.
köken: Learned borrowing from Chinese 公爵 (gōngjué). Used initially as a translation of European titles such as English duke or German Herzog. First cited in Japanese to 1867.
aile: arcyksiążę, książę ciemności, książę Kościoła, książę krwi, książę małżonek, książę z bajki, księstwo, księżna, najjaśniejszy książę, poczet książąt
the monarch of a state or a principality: prince, king, duke · a royal title: prince, duke, etc. · groom, bridegroom
çekim: çoğul кня́зі · tamlayan кня́зя
köken: Inherited from Middle Ukrainian князь m (knjazʹ, “a prince”), кнѧ́зь m (knjázʹ), from Old East Slavic [Term?], from Proto-Slavic *kъ̏nędzь m (“a prince”). Doublet of ксьондз (ksʹondz) and кінг (kinh).
köken: Inherited from Latin dūcere, from Proto-Italic *doukō, from Proto-Indo-European *déwketi, from the root *dewk-. Reinforcement by Italian ducere is possible.
prince (son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch) · duke
çekim: çoğul hercegek
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ker-der. Proto-Indo-European *kóryos Proto-Germanic *harjaz Proto-West Germanic *hari Proto-Indo-European *dewk-? Proto-West Germanic *togō ▲ Ancient Greek στρατηγός (stratēgós)calq. Proto-West Germanic *harjatogō Old High German herizogo Middle High German herzogbor. Hungarian herceg Borrowed from Middle High German herzog, from Old High German herizogo, from…
leader, head · commander, general, captain · prince, ruler
çekim: çoğul ducēs · tamlayan ducis
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin dux From dūcō (“lead”, verb) + -s (noun-forming suffix).