Where does “յան” come from?

յան (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish یان, from Proto-Turkic yān — side.

յան (Armenian): side

Definitions

  1. side

Ancestry of “յան”, step by step

յան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish یان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیانside
2Proto-Turkicyānside

via Azerbaijani yan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniyanside
Every word from Proto-Turkic yān →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یان →