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Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/
ə-
Language
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This
Proto-Hellenic
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.
Contents
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Proto-Hellenic
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Alternative forms
1.3
Prefix
1.3.1
Derived terms
1.3.2
Descendants
Proto-Hellenic
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Etymology
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From
Proto-Indo-European
*n̥-
.
Alternative forms
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*ən-
(
before words beginning with a vowel
)
*nē-
,
*nā-
,
*nō-
(
before words beginning with a short vowel originating from a PIE laryngeal
)
Prefix
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*ə-
un-
,
not
without
,
lacking
Derived terms
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Proto-Hellenic terms prefixed with *ə-
Descendants
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Ancient Greek:
ἀ-
(
a-
)
Greek:
α-
(
a-
)
→
English:
a-
→
Norwegian Bokmål:
a-