-ան

Etymology
From, from.

Etymology
From.

Etymology 1
Probably a contamination of the suffix  with the,  suffix added to the stem vowel *-ā/ə-.

Etymology 2
From the pluralization suffix, found in Parthian, Middle Persian and Modern Persian. Compare also.

Etymology 3
From, the third-person plural past indicative middle ending of verbs. The of this form is thought to have spread throughout other persons and numbers of the aorist mediopassive indicative paradigm.