Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/an-

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

Alternative forms

• *a-

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *a-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.

Prefix

*an-

1. Form of *a- (used before a vowel sound)

Descendants

• Avestan: 𐬀𐬥 (an)
• Northern Kurdish: ne-
• Old Persian: 𐎠𐎴 (a-n /⁠an⁠/)
  • Middle Persian: ʾn (an-)

    Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫗 (ʾn)

    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾn)