Where does “христиан” come from?

христиан (Tajik) comes from Russian христианин, from Russian -ин, from Old East Slavic -инъ, from Proto-Slavic -inъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

христиан (Tajik): Christian

Definitions

  1. Christian

Ancestry of “христиан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianхристианинChristian
2Russian-ин-'s
3Old East Slavic-инъ—
4Proto-Slavic-inъ-ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with...
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Russian -ин →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →