𑀕𑀁𑀕𑀸

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-
Sanskrit गम् (gam)redup.?
Sanskrit गङ्गा॑ (gáṅgā)
Prakrit 𑀕𑀁𑀕𑀸

    Inherited from Sanskrit गङ्गा॑ (gáṅgā), possibly reduplication of गम् (gam), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-.

    Proper noun

    𑀕𑀁𑀕𑀸 (gaṃgā) f (Devanagari गंगा) [1]

    1. Ganga (a river in India)
    2. a female given name

    Derived terms

    • 𑀕𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀟 (gaṃgākuṃḍa)
    • 𑀕𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀓𑀽𑀟 (gaṃgākūḍa)
    • 𑀕𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀤𑀻𑀯 (gaṃgādīva)
    • 𑀕𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀻 (gaṃgādevī)
    • 𑀕𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀢 (gaṃgāvatta)
    • 𑀕𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀲𑀬 (gaṃgāsaya)
    • 𑀕𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀕𑀭 (gaṃgāsāgara)

    Descendants

    Descendants
    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Old Awadhi: 𑂏𑂰𑂀𑂏 (gām̐ga)
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Old Marathi: 𑘐𑘽𑘐𑘰 (gaṅgā)

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “गंगा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 282.
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