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)
• 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-)