Where does “Amoyan” come from?

Amoyan (English) comes from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Amoyan (English): A native or inhabitant of Amoy

Definitions

  1. A native or inhabitant of Amoy

Ancestry of “Amoyan”, step by step

Amoyan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān—
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via English Amoy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAmoyThe Amoy dialect of the Hokkien language
2ChineseĒe-mûi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →