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

  1. un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...

Ancestry of “अ-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “अ-”

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