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Where does “Američan” come from?
Američan (Slovak) comes from Slovak -an, from Proto-Slavic -ěninъ.
Američan
(Slovak): American
Definitions
American
Ancestry of “Američan”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Slovak
-an
suffix used to form masculine demonyms from the names of places (cities, countries, regions)
2
Proto-Slavic
-ěninъ
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Words derived from “Američan”
Američanka
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