𑀔𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀤

Prakrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kes-
Proto-Indo-European *ksew-?
Proto-Indo-European *k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-
Proto-Indo-European *-rós
Proto-Indo-European *k⁽ʷ⁾sud-ró-s
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšudrás
Sanskrit क्षु॒द्र (kṣudrá)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀔𑀼𑀤 (khuda /⁠khudda⁠/)
Prakrit 𑀔𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀤

    Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀔𑀼𑀤 (khuda /⁠khudda⁠/), from Sanskrit क्षु॒द्र (kṣudrá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšudrás (“minute, tiny; dispersed”), from Proto-Indo-European *k⁽ʷ⁾sud-ró-s, from *k⁽ʷ⁾sewd- + *-rós.[1]

    Adjective

    𑀔𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀤 (khudda) (Devanagari खुद्द) [2]

    1. small, minute

    Descendants

    Inherited
    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Hindustani:
        • Hindi: खूद (khūd)
        • Urdu: کھُود (khūd)
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Bengali-Assamese:
        • Assamese: খূদ (khud)
      • Bihari:
      • Odia: ଖୁଦ (khuda)
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
      • Dhivehi: ކުދި (kudi, “small”)
    From 𑀔𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀟 (khuḍḍa)
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
      • Sinhalese: කුඩ (kuḍa, “dust”), කුඩා (kuḍā, “small”)
      • Dhivehi: ކުޑަ (kuḍa, “small, younger”)
    Extended with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀭- (-ra-)
    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Bengali-Assamese:
        • Bengali: খুদ্র (khudro)
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • Nepali: खुद्र (khudra)

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kṣudrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 193
    2. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “खुद्द”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
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