Where does “Erzyan” come from?

Erzyan (English) comes from English -án, from Middle English -an.

Erzyan (English): A Mordvin person speaking Erzya or of such ancestry

Definitions

  1. A Mordvin person speaking Erzya or of such ancestry

Ancestry of “Erzyan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ánOf or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a
2Middle English-an—
Every word from Middle English -an →Every word from English -án →
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