Where does “ան-” come from?

ան- (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian ան-, from Old Armenian ան-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

ան- (Armenian): privative prefix, un-, -less; forming the...

Definitions

  1. privative prefix, un-, -less; forming the...

Ancestry of “ան-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianան-without; -less
2Old Armenianան-a privative prefix, without, -less, un-, dis-;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “ան-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Old Armenian ան- →