𑀫𑀛

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *me
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe
Proto-Indo-European *médʰi
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos
Proto-Indo-Iranian *mádʰyas
Sanskrit मध्य॑ (mádhya)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀛

    Inherited from Sanskrit मध्य॑ (mádhya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mádʰyas, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos, from *médʰi + *-os.

    Noun

    𑀫𑀛 (majha /majjha/) n (Girnar, Dhauli)[1]

    1. middle
      • c. 256 BCE, Aśoka, Major Rock Edict 14 Girnar:
        𑀏𑀯 𑀲𑀁𑀔𑀺𑀢𑁂𑀦 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺 𑀫𑀛𑀫𑁂𑀦 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺 𑀯𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀢𑀦
        eva saṃkhitena asti majhamena asti vistatana
        […] whether in abridged form or in middle [form] or in full length.

    Descendants

    Descendants
    • Dardic:
    • Prakrit: 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛 (majjha)

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mádhya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 563
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