The same prefix appears in Sanskrit, also as a- अ-, an- अन्- ( , -n- infix). In Slavic languages the privative is nie- and u-, e.g.
A common prefix is shared among Sanskrit, with its forms a- अ-, an- अन्- ( , -n- infix), and also found in Slavic languages, where it manifests as nie- and u-, such as in specific examples.