Where does “ان” come from?

ان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic ēn — breadth, width.

ان (Ottoman Turkish): adjective-forming suffix that, added to the root of a verb, creates non-past participles

Definitions

  1. adjective-forming suffix that, added to the root of a verb, creates non-past participles

Ancestry of “ان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicēnbreadth, width

Words derived from “ان”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ēn →