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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/maH

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

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁.

Particle

*maH

  1. prohibitive particle: do not

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *máH
    • Sanskrit: मा (mā́) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *máH
    • Avestan: 𐬨𐬁 (mā)
    • Kurdish:
      • Northern Kurdish: me-
      • Central Kurdish: مە- (me-)
    • Old Persian: 𐎶𐎠 (m-a /⁠mā⁠/)
      • Middle Persian: [script needed] (AL /⁠ma⁠/), 𐬨𐬀 (ma); Manichaean: [script needed] (mʾ /⁠ma⁠/)
    • Ossetian: ма (ma)
  • Proto-Nuristani:
    • Waigali: [script needed] (ma), [script needed] (mi)

Further reading
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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