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Where does “antan” come from?

antan (French) comes from Proto-Mongolic altan, from Proto-Turkic altun — gold.

antan (French): last year; yesteryear, the old days, yore

Definitions

  1. last year; yesteryear, the old days, yore

Ancestry of “antan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongolicaltangold
2Proto-Turkicaltungold
Every word from Proto-Turkic altun →