Where does “-тян” come from?

-тян (Russian) comes from Japanese ちゃん, from Japanese -さん — honorific suffix.

-тян (Russian): appended to one's name or nickname to indicate cuteness and affection

Definitions

  1. appended to one's name or nickname to indicate cuteness and affection

Ancestry of “-тян”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseちゃん-chan; title affixed to animals
2Japanese-さんhonorific suffix
Every word from Japanese -さん →Every word from Japanese ちゃん →