Since "Osman" is a #Turkish name and the empire’s name was "#Osmanlı" in Turkish, where does the word "#Ottoman" come from?
My #Quora answer:
https://www.quora.com/Since-Osman-is-a-Turkish-name-and-the-empire-s-name-was-Osmanl%C4%B1-in-Turkish-where-does-the-word-Ottoman-come-from/answer/Dimo-Yagcioglu
Since "Osman" is a Turkish name and the empire’s name was "Osmanlı" in Turkish, where does the word "Ottoman" come from?
Dimo Yagcioglu's answer: Ottoman has most probably derived from the Arabic name عثمان (‘Uthman or ‘Othman), the name of the third caliph of Islam. The name of the emir (or bey/beg) who founded the Ottoman emirate/beylik (a century and a half later it would become an empire) was either Osman (whi...