Where does “an-” come from?

an- (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European ano-.

Ancestry of “an-”, step by step

an- traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ano-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanano-

via Proto-Indo-European on-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanon-

via Proto-Indo-European enu-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanenu-

Words derived from “an-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ano-