Where does “na” come from?

na (Pali) comes from Sanskrit न, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

na (Pali): no, not; that; him, it

Definitions

  1. no, not; that; him, it

Ancestry of “na”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनno, not; no, not, none, no one, nothing, never,...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
3Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “na”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná →Every word from Sanskrit न →
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