Where does “tan” come from?

tan (Ainu) comes from Ainu an — Used with inalienable nouns to show either quality or possessiveness.

tan (Ainu): this

Definitions

  1. this

Ancestry of “tan”, step by step

tan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ainu an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AinuanUsed with inalienable nouns to show either quality or possessiveness

via Ainu ta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ainuta
Every word from Ainu an