𑀢𑁄𑀮𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

𑀢𑁄𑀮𑁂𑀇 (tolei)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *telh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂-éh₂

Sanskrit तु॒ला (tulā́)bf.

Sanskrit तुल् (tul)

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Sanskrit -अयति (-ayati)

Sanskrit तोलयति (tolayati)

Prakrit 𑀢𑁄𑀮𑀇

Inherited from Sanskrit तोलयति (tolayati),^[1] from तुल् (tul) + -अयति (-ayati). Doublet of 𑀢𑀼𑀮𑀇 (tulaï).

Verb

𑀢𑁄𑀮𑀇 (tolaï) (Devanagari तोलइ) (transitive) ^[2]

to weigh
to lift

Descendants

Descendants

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Old Hindi: तोलना (tolanā)
  - Hindustani:
    - Hindi: तोलना (tolnā), तौलना (taulnā)
    Urdu: تولْنا (tolnā), تَولْنَا (taulnā)
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Bengali-Assamese:
  - Assamese: তোলা (tüla)
  - Bengali: তোলা (tōla)
- Bihari:
  - Maithili: तोलब / 𑒞𑒼𑒪𑒥 (tōlab)
- Odia: ତୋଳିବା (toḷibā)
Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: तौलनु (taulanu)
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabic:
  - Old Punjabi: ਤੋਲਿ (toli)
    - Punjabi: ਤੋਲਣਾ / تولݨا (tolṇā)
- Sindhic:
  - Sindhi: تورَڻُ / तोरणु (toraṇu)
Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Old Marathi: 𑘝𑘻𑘩𑘜𑘹 / तोलणे (tolaṇe)
  - Marathi: तोलणे (tolṇe)
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Old Gujarati: तोलइ (tolaï)
  - Gujarati: તોળવું (toḷvũ)
- Marwari: तोलणौ (tolṇau)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tōláyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 341
^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “तोल”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].