Where does “آنان” come from?

آنان (Persian) comes from Persian آن, from Arabic آن — time; to come, to near.

آنان (Persian): they, those people specifically of humans

Definitions

  1. they, those people specifically of humans

Ancestry of “آنان”, step by step

آنان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian آن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآنthat; Moment; Breath
2Arabicآنtime; to come, to near

via Persian ـان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـانsuffix forming the plural of nouns, chiefly animate ones
Every word from Arabic آن →Every word from Persian آن →