Where does “-an” come from?

-an (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.

-an (Serbo-Croatian): Suffix appended to words to create a masculine...

Definitions

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine...

Ancestry of “-an”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives

Words derived from “-an

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ