Where does “af-” come from?
af- (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic aβ̃-, from Proto-Celtic am-, from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
af- (Welsh): not, un-, non-, an-, dis-
Definitions
- not, un-, non-, an-, dis-
Ancestry of “af-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | aβ̃- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | am- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | an- | un-, not |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |