Where does “अन-” come from?

अन- (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit अन-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

अन- (Nepali): A negating prefix. non-, un-, a-, an-, etc

Definitions

  1. A negating prefix. non-, un-, a-, an-, etc

Ancestry of “अन-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअन-A negating prefix. non-, un-, a-, an-, etc
2Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
3Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “अन-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Sanskrit अन- →