Khanate
/ˈkɑːneɪt/noun
A territory or state ruled by a khan.
Did you know?Khanate is a political title-word, not a mystical one, but it carries the aura of nomadic imperial power from the Mongol world that reshaped Eurasia.
Etymological Timeline
Modern English
English
khanate
“A territory ruled by a khan”
19th Century
English
khanate
“A domain or state governed by a khan, especially in historical or Central Asian contexts”
Persian / Turkic usage
Persian/Turkic
khān + -āt/-t
“A khan’s realm or office, formed with a territorial/collective suffix in borrowed usage”
Mongol Empire
Mongolian
qaɣan / khan
“Ruler, chief, or sovereign leader”
Proto-Turkic
PTurkic
*qaɣan / *qan
“A ruler or lord”
Prehistory
PIE
unknown / disputed
“No secure Proto-Indo-European source is established”