Where does “ãn” come from?
ãn (Aromanian) comes from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.
ãn (Aromanian): in
Ancestry of “ãn”, step by step
ãn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin annus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | annus | year; time; season |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | atnos | year |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et-no- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et- | grass |
via Latin în
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 2 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |