𐨀𐨚

Niya Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HārHtás (“that which is ground”), vṛddhi derivative of Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥Htás (“ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂l̥h₁-tós (“ground”).[1] Cognate with Prakrit *𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*aṭṭa) (whence Hindi आटा (āṭā)); other Indo-European cognates include Classical Persian آرد (ārd, “flour”), Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀 (aṣ̌a, “ground”), Old Armenian աղամ (ałam, “to grind”), Ancient Greek ἀλέω (aléō, “to grind”).

Noun

𐨀𐨚 (aṭa)[2][3][4]

  1. flour

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἀλέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 65
  2. ^ Burrow, Thomas (1937), The Language of the Kharosthi Documents from Chinese Turkestan, London: Cambridge University Press, page 73
  3. ^ Baums, Stefan; Glass, Andrew (2002–), “aṭa”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari‎[1]
  4. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ārta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 60
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