Where does “Nişanyan” come from?

Nişanyan (Turkish) comes from Armenian Նշանյան, from Armenian -յան, from Old Armenian -եան, from Proto-Indo-European -iyn̥.

Ancestry of “Nişanyan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՆշանյան
2Armenian-յանforming belonging/affiliation adjectives; forming...
3Old Armenian-եանforming belonging/affiliation adjectives; forming...
4Proto-Indo-European-iyn̥
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iyn̥Every word from Armenian -յանEvery word from Old Armenian -եան
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