𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-
Proto-Indo-European *-né-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti
Sanskrit जा॒नाति॑ (jānā́ti)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺

    Inherited from Sanskrit जा॒नाति॑ (jānā́ti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti, from *ǵneh₃- + *-né-. Cognate with Pali jānāti.

    Verb

    𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)

    1. to know

    Alternative forms

    Attested at Bairat, Brahmagiri, Calcutta-Bairat, Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Rupnath and Sahasram.

    Dialectal forms of 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (“to know”)
    Variety Location Lemmas Forms
    Central Delhi-Topra 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)
    Rupnath 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)
    Bairat 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)
    Sahasram 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)
    Calcutta-Bairat 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)
    East Dhauli 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)
    South Brahmagiri 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati)
    Map of dialectal forms of 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (“to know”)
    𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati) (7)

    Descendants

    References

    • Sen, Sukumar (1960), A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 146.
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jānāˊti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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