Where does “-ان” come from?

-ان (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

-ان (Malay): Suffix for collectivity; Suffix for similarity;...

Definitions

  1. Suffix for collectivity; Suffix for similarity;...

Ancestry of “-ان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
2Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

Words derived from “-ان”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian -an →Every word from Proto-Malayic -an →