Chuvash edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Turkish -lan.

Suffix edit

-лан (-lan) (front vowel variant -лен)

  1. Forms denominal or deadjectival verbs with meaning of ‘to acquire the quality of X’
    вӑй (văj, strength) + ‎-лан (-lan) → ‎вӑйлан (văjlan, to become stronger)
    шик (šik, fear) + ‎-лан (-lan) → ‎шиклен (šiklen, to fear)