𑀩𑀮

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bel-
Proto-Indo-European *bél-os
Proto-Indo-Iranian *bálas
Proto-Indo-Aryan *bálas
Sanskrit बल॑ (bála)
Prakrit 𑀩𑀮

    Inherited from Sanskrit बल॑ (bála),[1] from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bálas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bálas, from Proto-Indo-European *bél-os, from *bel- (“strength”).

    Noun

    𑀩𑀮 (bala) n (Devanagari बल) [2]

    1. strength
    2. army, force

    Derived terms

    • 𑀩𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀭 (balakkāra, “violence”)
    • 𑀩𑀮𑀬 (balaya, “ox”)
    • 𑀩𑀮𑀯 (balava), 𑀩𑀮𑀯𑀕 (balavaga), 𑀩𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀢 (balavaṃta, “strong”)
    • 𑀩𑀮𑀯𑀇 (balavaï, “general, commander”)
    • 𑀩𑀮𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀢 (balavatta, “strength”)
    • 𑀩𑀮𑀯𑀸𑀉𑀬 (balavāuya, “employed in the army”)
    • 𑀩𑀮𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (baliṭṭha, “very strong”)

    Descendants

    Descendants
    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Hindustani:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Bengali-Assamese:
      • Odia: ବଲ (bala)
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    Noun

    𑀩𑀮 (bala) m (Devanagari बल) [2]

    1. a male given name from Sanskrit

    Derived terms

    • 𑀩𑀮𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀺 (balacchi, “killer of Bala”)
    • 𑀩𑀮𑀤𑁂𑀯 (baladeva)
    • 𑀩𑀮𑀦𑁆𑀦 (balanna)
    • 𑀩𑀮𑀪𑀤𑁆𑀤 (balabhadda)
    • 𑀩𑀮𑀪𑀸𑀡𑀼 (balabhāṇu)
    • 𑀩𑀮𑀫𑀳𑀡𑀸 (balamahaṇā)
    • 𑀩𑀮𑀫𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢 (balamitta)
    • 𑀩𑀮𑀳𑀤𑁆𑀤 (balahadda)

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bála”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 517
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “बल”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 630.
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