Inspiration for the word "Khal"?

[Anthony Appleyard]

In the real world, the Dothraki title "Khal" may have been inspired by some words or names in Middle-Eastern languages: compare:

(1) The common Arabic man's name Khalid or Khaled

(2) See https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Khalistan

 

[RumHam]

6 minutes ago, Anthony Appleyard said:

In the real world, the Dothraki title "Khal" may have been inspired by some words or names in Middle-Eastern languages: compare:

(1) The common Arabic man's name Khalid or Khaled

(2) See https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Khalistan

 

I always figured it was a tweek of Khan. 

[Narsil4]

It may have it's origin in Tolkien's Elvish, which is partly based on real languages.

https://eldamo.org/content/words/word-1269902703.html
 

[Nowy Tends]

A khan is a chief, a leader in different languages/cultures (Mongols, Tatars, Turkoman, Persian…)