-v-
English
Etymology
Perhaps a result of the hardening of /-u(w)iən/ (to /-uviən/); compare English Peruvian to French péruvien and Italian peruviano.
Interfix
-v-
- Used before -ian, when the base word ends in certain vowels, especially /u/ or /o/.
- Peruvian, Kachruvian, Whovian