Where does “-अन” come from?

-अन (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit -अन, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

-अन (Hindi): process; nominal suffix

Definitions

  1. process; nominal suffix

Ancestry of “-अन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-अनforms neuter nouns
2Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “-अन”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Sanskrit -अन →
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