-an

Malay

/an/

suffix
Definitions
  • Suffix for collectivity
  • Suffix for similarity
  • Suffix for object
  • Suffix for place
  • Suffix for instrument

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *-an inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an inherited from Proto-Austronesian *-an.

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*-an

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

  • -an Indonesian
  • -ان Malay
  • *-an Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
  • *-an Proto-Austronesian
  • *-an Proto-Malayic
  • an Siraya