Where does “na-” come from?

na- (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ناـ, from Persian ناـ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

na- (Turkish): un-, non-, in

Definitions

  1. un-, non-, in

Ancestry of “na-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishناـun-, non-, in
2Persianناـun-, non-, in
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná →Every word from Persian ناـ →