Where does “अ-” come from?
अ- (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
अ- (Sanskrit): un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
Definitions
- un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
Ancestry of “अ-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |