Where does “-wan” come from?

-wan (Indonesian) comes from Pali -vant, from Sanskrit -वत्, from Proto-Indo-European -wénts — Forms possessive adjectives from nominal stems.

-wan (Indonesian): -man

Definitions

  1. -man

Ancestry of “-wan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pali-vantAbounding in thing identified by the noun the...
2Sanskrit-वत्-ful, rich; as, like; having the qualities of
3Proto-Indo-European-wéntsForms possessive adjectives from nominal stems

Words derived from “-wan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wénts →Every word from Sanskrit -वत् →Every word from Pali -vant →