Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/Há-

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Há-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁é (“and then”).

Prefix

*Há-

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

Descendants

• 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-)