Where does “an” come from?

an (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آن, from Arabic آن — time; to come, to near.

an (Turkish): moment; second-person singular imperative of...

Definitions

  1. moment; second-person singular imperative of...

Ancestry of “an”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآنmoment
2Arabicآنtime; to come, to near

Words derived from “an

Every word from Arabic آن