Where does “ան-” come from?

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

ան- (Middle Armenian): without; -less

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Armenian	ան-	a privative prefix, without, -less, un-, dis-;...
2	Proto-Indo-European	n̥-	not, un-
3	Proto-Indo-European	ne	not

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