Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ná

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *né.

Adverb edit

*ná^[1]

no, not

Descendants edit

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ná
- Sanskrit: न (ná) (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Iranian: *ná
- Central Iranian:
  - Avestan: 𐬥𐬀 (na)
- Northeastern Iranian:
  - Ossetian: нӕ (næ)
- Northwestern Iranian:
  - Northern Kurdish: na, ne
- Southeastern Iranian:
  - Sarikoli: na
  - Shughni: [script needed] (na)
  - Yazghulami: [script needed] (na)
- Southwestern Iranian:
  - Old Persian:
    - Middle Persian: 𐭫𐭠 (LA /⁠nē⁠/)
    - Persian: نه (na), نی (nê)
Proto-Nuristani: *ná
- Northern Nuristani:
  - Kamkata-viri:
    Kamviri: ná
    
    Kativiri: në
  - Prasuni: na
- Southern Nuristani:
  - Ashkun: ná
  - Waigali: në

References edit

^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University

[1] Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University

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