𑀏𑀇
Prakrit
Alternative forms
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti), from Sanskrit एति॑ (éti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háyti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti, from *h₁ey-.
Verb
𑀏𑀇 (ei) (Devanagari एइ, Kannada ಏಇ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)
Descendants
- Insular Indo-Aryan:
- Sinhalese: එනවා (enawā)
- Southern Indo-Aryan:
References
- Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957), Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 141
- Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 13.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “áiti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ḗti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press