Where does “-an” come from?

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

-an (Slovak): suffix used to form masculine demonyms from the names of places (cities, countries, regions)

Definitions

  1. suffix used to form masculine demonyms from the names of places (cities, countries, regions)

Ancestry of “-an”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ěninъ—

Words derived from “-an”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ěninъ →