Where does “အ-” come from?
အ- (Burmese) comes from Pali a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
အ- (Burmese): used to make nouns from verbs, from adjectives or...
Definitions
- used to make nouns from verbs, from adjectives or...
Ancestry of “အ-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | a- | no; not; non; etc; not; lacking; without; etc |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |