𑀧𑀺𑀬

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀧𑀺𑀅 (pia)

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *preyH-
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *priHós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *priHás
Sanskrit प्रि॒य (priyá)
Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀬

    Inherited from Sanskrit प्रि॒य (priyá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *priHás, from Proto-Indo-European *priHós, from *preyH- + *-ós.

    Noun

    𑀧𑀺𑀬 (piya) m (Devanagari पिय, Gujarati પિય, Kannada ಪಿಯ) (attested in Ardhamāgadhī, Māgadhī, Śaurasenī, Māhārāṣṭrī)

    1. beloved

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
      • Sinhalese: පිය (piya)
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi: ਪੀ (pī), ਪੀਆ (pīā), ਪੀਉ (pīu)
      • Sindhi: پِرِي / पिरी (pirī)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    References

    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “priyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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