Where does “-an” come from?
-an (Finnish) comes from Finnish -hän, from Finnish hän, from Proto-Finnic hän — he, she; it, for inanimate objects.
-an (Finnish): Front vowel variant of -an
Definitions
- Front vowel variant of -an
Ancestry of “-an”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | -hän | Alternative form of -hVn |
| 2 | Finnish | hän | he, she, one, they |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hän | he, she; it, for inanimate objects |