Where does “-ants” come from?
-ants (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön, from Ottoman Turkish اوك, from Proto-Turkic ǖn — sound, voice.
Ancestry of “-ants”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 2 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 3 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 4 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 5 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | — |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
Words derived from “-ants”