Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/pra-

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 *pro-.

    Prefix

    *pra-

    1. toward, forward

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *pra-
      • Sanskrit: प्र- (pra-)
        • Bengali: প্র- (pro-) (learned)
        • Hindi: प्र- (pra-) (learned)
        • Old Javanese: pra-
          • Indonesian: pra- (learned)
            • Malay: pra- (learned)
    • Proto-Iranian: *fra-
      • Avestan: 𐬟𐬭𐬀 (fra-)
      • Northern Kurdish: ra- (preverb)
      • Old Persian: 𐎳𐎼 (f-r /⁠fra-⁠/)
        • Middle Persian: [script needed] (fra-)
          • Persian: فرـ (far-), Persian: فراـ (farâ-)
      • Parthian: [script needed] (fra-)