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E 0621 NONE, - UN
The word "none" and the prefix "un-"
are both of Germanic origin
H 0098 ן י א
Concept of root : none
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ן י א
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ayn, eyn
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none
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Related English words
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un-, no,
none
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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ן י א
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ayn,
eyn
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no, none
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a n
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Greek
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αν-
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an-
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un-
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a n
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Latin
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in-
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in-
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un-
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i n
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English
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none ;
un-
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none;
un-
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n o n ;
u n
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Proto-Semitic *AYN --- *AN Indo-European
Speaking certainly has begun with short units. Some of these did not need much further build-up. An example is seen is this entry .
The N-sound has among its uses also that of the negation, as found in English "no" and "not". But not in all languages this N has monopolized the scene. Allready in Greek and Hebrew one sees other words used. In Greek " ουκ , uk " or " ουχι , ukhi ( modern : οχι , okhi ) and in Hebrew "
ל
א , lo " is the normal word for "no".
Consequently the N in the various languages in this entry has a value of similarity .
Note:
- Proto-Semitic. The N carrying the concept seen in this entry is also found in Moabite " 'en" , Akkadian "ianu" and Ethiopian " en". A similar root in Proto-Semitic can be supposed :
"*א
י
ן , Aleph Yod, Nun".
Note:
- Indo-European. The brief word or prefix "an" to express what in English is "un" is seen in many languages, as Old Indian, Avestan, Armenian, Tocharian, Greek, Old Irish, Cymric, Cornish, Breton. In front of consonants it is often substituted by "a" without "n". The form "*A N-" probably was used already in Indo-European. Then in Latin we find "in", with "an" used for other ends. In Germanic we see other vowels (U, I ) combined with "N" to express the same concept.
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 27/09/2012 at 18.13.18 |
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