Where does “-न” come from?
-न (Sanskrit) comes from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
-न (Sanskrit): forms nouns from roots
Ancestry of “-न”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | -nos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |