𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇
Prakrit
Etymology
Etymology tree
Uncertain. Some theories:
- From older *𑀘𑀸𑀔𑀇 (*cākhaï), from older *𑀘𑀸𑀗𑁆𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀢𑀺 (*cāṅkṣati), a variant of Sanskrit 𑀓𑀸𑀗𑁆𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀢𑀺 (kāṅkṣati, “to want, desire”). Compare Prakrit *𑀘𑀸𑀔𑀇 (*cākhaï) < *𑀘𑀸𑀗𑁆𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀢𑀺 (*cāṅkṣati) with Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀸 (dāḍhā) < *𑀤𑀸𑀞𑀸 (*dāṭhā) < Sanskrit *𑀤𑀸𑀁𑀱𑁆𑀝𑁆𑀭 (*dāṃṣṭra). Unattested *𑀘𑀸𑀗𑁆𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀢𑀺 (*cāṅkṣati) < Sanskrit 𑀓𑀸𑀗𑁆𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀢𑀺 (kāṅkṣati) is tougher to motivate, but compare the intensive 𑀘𑀸𑀓𑀸𑀗𑁆𑀓𑁆𑀱𑁆𑀬𑀢𑁂 (cākāṅkṣyate) and desiderative 𑀘𑀺𑀓𑀸𑀗𑁆𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀺𑀱𑀢𑀺 (cikāṅkṣiṣati) attested in Sanskrit.[1] In this case, doublet of 𑀓𑀁𑀔𑀇 (kaṃkhaï).
- From older *𑀘𑀸𑀔𑀇 (*cākhaï), somehow from older *𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (*cakkhaï), from Sanskrit चक्ष॑ते (cákṣate). This raises phonetic issues, though, and is less semantically convincing than the above derivation.
- Probably not from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀘𑀖𑀢𑀺 (caghati, “to be able to”); see there for more on the counter-argument.
Verb
𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇 (cāhaï) (Devanagari चाहइ) [2][3]
Derived terms
- *𑀧𑀆𑀳𑀇 (*paāhaï) < *𑀧𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇 (*pacāhaï) (see there for further descendants)
Descendants
- Central Indo-Aryan:
- Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: चाहनु (cāhanu)
- Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Western Indo-Aryan:
- Old Gujarati:
- Gujarati: ચાહવું (cāhvũ)
- Old Gujarati:
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*CĀH”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 828
- ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “चाह”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*cāh”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 259