𑀙𑀺𑀁𑀤𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sek-?
Proto-Indo-European *-éyti
Proto-Indo-European *skey-
Proto-Indo-European *skeyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-né-
Proto-Indo-European *skinédti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćinátˢti
Sanskrit छिनत्ति (chinatti)
Prakrit 𑀙𑀺𑀁𑀤𑀇

    From Sanskrit छिनत्ति (chinatti) ~ छिन्दन्ति (chindanti, 3pl.pres), with the paradigm levelled to the latter form.[1] Cognate with Pali chindati.

    Verb

    𑀙𑀺𑀁𑀤𑀇 (chiṃdaï) (Devanagari छिंदइ, Kannada ಛಿಂದಇ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī) [2]

    1. to split, cut

    Descendants

    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*chindati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 277
    2. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “छिंद”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
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