Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/pra-

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 *pro-.

Prefix

*pra-

toward, forward

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *pra-
- Sanskrit: प्र- (pra-)
  - → Bengali: প্র- (pro-) (learned)
  - → Hindi: प्र- (pra-) (learned)
  - → Old Javanese: pra-
    - → Indonesian: pra- (learned)
      - → Malay: pra- (learned)
Proto-Iranian: *fra-
- Avestan: 𐬟𐬭𐬀 (fra-)
- Northern Kurdish: ra- (preverb)
- Old Persian: 𐎳𐎼 (f-r /⁠fra-⁠/)
  - Middle Persian: [script needed] (fra-)
    - Persian: فرـ (far-), Persian: فراـ (farâ-)
- Parthian: [script needed] (fra-)