𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀺𑀆 (māsiā)[1]

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr
Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā
Sanskrit मातृ॑ (mā́tṛ)
Sanskrit मातुः॑ (mā́tuḥ)
Proto-Indo-European *swé
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥?
Proto-Indo-European *-sōr?
Proto-Indo-European *swésōr
Proto-Indo-Iranian *swásā
Sanskrit स्वसृ॑ (svásṛ)
Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ)
Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺

    Inherited from Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ), from मातुः॑ (mā́tuḥ, “mother's”, gen.sg) + स्वसृ॑ (svásṛ, “sister”). This term must come from an earlier reconstructed etymon *𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀺 (*mātussi), from an even earlier *𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀺 (*mātussassi).

    Noun

    𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺 (māusi) f (Devanagari माउसि) [2]

    1. maternal aunt, mother's sister

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Konkani: माउशी / ಮಾಉಶೀ / mauxi (māuśī)
      • Old Marathi: माउसी / 𑘦𑘰𑘄𑘭𑘲 (māusī)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Middle Gujarati: मासी

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “मासिआ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mātuḥṣvasr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 575
    This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.