Where does “-šťan” come from?

-šťan (Slovak) comes from Slovak -an, from Proto-Slavic -ěninъ.

-šťan (Slovak): suffix used to form masculine nouns denoting an inhabitant of a place or a member of a specific social group

Definitions

  1. suffix used to form masculine nouns denoting an inhabitant of a place or a member of a specific social group

Ancestry of “-šťan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovak-ansuffix used to form masculine demonyms from the names of places (cities, countries, regions)
2Proto-Slavic-ěninъ

Words derived from “-šťan

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ěninъEvery word from Slovak -an