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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *né.

Adverb

*ná

1. no, not

Descendants

• 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/)
        • Classical Persian: نی (nē), نَه (na)
          • Iranian Persian: نَه (na), نی (ni)
          • Tajik: не (ne), на (na)
• Proto-Nuristani: *ná
  • Northern Nuristani:
    • Kamkata-viri:

      Kamviri: ná

      Kativiri: në

    • Prasuni: na
  • Southern Nuristani:
    • Ashkun: ná
    • Waigali: në