Where does “شایان” come from?

شایان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian شایان, from Persian ـان — suffix forming the plural of nouns, chiefly animate ones.

شایان (Ottoman Turkish): fitting, suitable, worthy

Definitions

  1. fitting, suitable, worthy

Ancestry of “شایان”, step by step

شایان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian شایان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشایانworthy, deserving
2Persianـانsuffix forming the plural of nouns, chiefly animate ones

via Classical Persian شایان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianشایان—

Words derived from “شایان”

Every word from Persian ـان →Every word from Persian شایان →