Where does “a-” come from?

a- (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

a- (Proto-Indo-Iranian): un-, a-

Definitions

  1. un-, a-

Ancestry of “a-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “a-”

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