Where does “-men” come from?

-men (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ـمن — Forms nouns and adjectives denoting a high degree or excess of a certain quality.

-men (Turkish): Forms agent nouns from verbs, denoting professions. -er, -ant

Definitions

  1. Forms agent nouns from verbs, denoting professions. -er, -ant

Ancestry of “-men”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishـمنForms nouns and adjectives denoting a high degree or excess of a certain quality

Words derived from “-men

Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـمن