Where does “-आ” come from?
-आ (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian ـه, from Middle Persian -k', from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.
-आ (Hindi): forms masculine nouns; forms feminine form of the...
Definitions
- forms masculine nouns; forms feminine form of the...
Ancestry of “-आ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | ـه | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | -k' | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | -akah | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | -kah | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | ka | if |