Where does “-сан” come from?

-сан (Mongolian) comes from Japanese さん, from Japanese 様, from Middle Chinese 樣.

-сан (Mongolian): The past participle suffix; Example: Би номыг...

Definitions

  1. The past participle suffix; Example: Би номыг...

Ancestry of “-сан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseさんA title used after person's name regardless of...
2Japanese様way, style, appearance; be like, look like, seem...
3Middle Chinese樣—

Words derived from “-сан”

Every word from Middle Chinese 樣 →Every word from Japanese 様 →Every word from Japanese さん →