𑀓𑀝
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Sanskrit कृ॒त (kṛtá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥tás (“done”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥-tó-s, from *kʷer- + *-tós.
Adjective
𑀓𑀝 (kaṭa)
Alternative forms
Attested at Delhi-Topra, Jaugada, Kalsi and Yerragudi.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀓𑀝 (“done”) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Lemmas | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀓𑀝 (kaṭa) | |
| Delhi-Topra | 𑀓𑀝 (kaṭa) | ||
| East | Jaugada | 𑀓𑀝 (kaṭa) | |
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨐𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨚 (kriṭa), 𐨐𐨁𐨚 (kiṭa), 𐨐𐨁𐨚𐨿𐨪 (kiṭra) | |
| Mansehra | 𐨐𐨚 (kaṭa), 𐨐𐨁𐨚 (kiṭa) | ||
| West | Girnar | 𑀓𑀢 (kata) | |
| South | Yerragudi | 𑀓𑀝 (kaṭa) | |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀓𑀝 (“done”) | ||
|---|---|---|
Descendants
- Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀓𑀟 (kaḍa)
- Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀓𑀟 (kaḍa), 𑀓𑀴 (kaḷa)
- Helu Prakrit:
- Sinhalese: කළා (kaḷā)
References
- Sen, Sukumar (1960), A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 49.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “karṓti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press