Where does “en” come from?

en (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ان, from Proto-Turkic ēn — breadth, width.

en (Turkish): width; a cachet on an animal or bonded goods;...

Definitions

  1. width; a cachet on an animal or bonded goods;...

Ancestry of “en”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishانadjective-forming suffix that, added to the root of a verb, creates non-past participles
2Proto-Turkicēnbreadth, width

Words derived from “en”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ēn →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ان →