Where does “អ-” come from?

អ- (Khmer) comes from Pali a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

អ- (Khmer): in compound of Indic origin in-, un-, a- / an-, non-, without, lack of

Definitions

  1. in compound of Indic origin in-, un-, a- / an-, non-, without, lack of

Ancestry of “អ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palia-no; not; non; etc; not; lacking; without; etc
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “អ-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →