Where does “автан” come from?

автан (Chuvash) comes from Chuvash ан, from Proto-Turkic ēn — breadth, width.

автан (Chuvash): rooster, cock

Definitions

  1. rooster, cock

Ancestry of “автан”, step by step

автан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chuvash ан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chuvashанdon't!
2Proto-Turkicēnbreadth, width

via Chuvash авӑт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chuvashавӑтto sing of birds
2Proto-Turkicöt-to pass, go over
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēn →Every word from Chuvash ан →