Where does “âšnūdan” come from?

âšnūdan (Pahlavi) comes from Proto-Iranian *ā-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd — to, at.

Ancestry of “âšnūdan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*ā-not, un-, non-; lacking, -less
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂édto, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd →Every word from Proto-Iranian *ā- →
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