-an-

Etymology
From, from , , , , , , from.

Suffix

 * 1) a person that is "a member of..."
 * 2) an individual pertaining to a class (city, country, ensembly)
 * 3) a person or a thing that pertain to a domain (country, society)
 * 1) a person or a thing that pertain to a domain (country, society)

Etymology
This is really an interfix variant of the suffix, used to form directional adverbs. From suffix, from , used to denote ablativ adverbs.

Usage notes

 * Alternatively, -a- may be used preceding a consonant ( or ), but never preceding a vowel (only ). The same rules also apply (and have also applied) to compounds where -a(n)- is not strictly an interfix, but a part of the word itself ( or ). These have been the current rules since a 2022 spelling decision.