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Where does “am-” come from?

am- (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

Ancestry of “am-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtican-un-, not
2Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
3Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “am-”

  • af-
  • afraid
  • ambostā
  • aβ̃-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →