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
- privative prefix, un-, -less; forming the...
Ancestry of “ան-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Armenian | ան- | without; -less |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ան- | a privative prefix, without, -less, un-, dis-;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |