Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Há-

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₁é (and then).

Prefix

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*Há-

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

Descendants

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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Há-
    • Sanskrit: अ- (á-)
      • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: अ- (a-)
      • Pali: a-
  • Proto-Iranian: *Há-
    • 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-)