Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Há-

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁é (“and then”).

Prefix

*Há-

1. the augment, an inseparable prefix used to form the past tense

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Há-
  • Sanskrit: अ- (á-)
    • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: अ- (a-)
    • Pali: a-
• Proto-Iranian: *Há-
  • Avestan: 𐬀- (a-) (only in some vowel-initial words)
  • Old Persian: 𐎠 (a /⁠a-⁠/)
  • Sogdian: [script needed] (ʾ /⁠-ā-⁠/), [Term?] (/⁠ī⁠/) (contracted from [Term?] (/⁠-ya-⁠/))
  • Yagnobi: а- (a-)