𑀮𑀼𑀔

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥ćšás
Sanskrit वृ॒क्ष (vṛkṣá)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀮𑀼𑀔

    Inherited from Sanskrit वृ॒क्ष (vṛkṣá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥ćšás. Compare Sanskrit रुक्ष (rukṣa), रूक्ष (rūkṣa).

    Noun

    𑀮𑀼𑀔 (lukha /lukkha/) m (Dhauli, Jaugada, Kalsi)

    1. tree

    Alternative forms

    Attested at Dhauli, Jaugada and Kalsi.

    Dialectal forms of 𑀯𑁆𑀭𑀙 (“tree”)
    Variety Location Lemmas Forms
    Central Kalsi 𑀮𑀼𑀔 (lukha)
    East Dhauli 𑀮𑀼𑀔 (lukha)
    Jaugada 𑀮𑀼𑀔 (lukha)
    Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨪𐨂𐨖 (rucha)
    Mansehra 𐨪𐨂𐨖 (rucha)
    West Girnar 𑀯𑁆𑀭𑀙 (vracha)
    Map of dialectal forms of 𑀯𑁆𑀭𑀙 (“tree”)
    𑀮𑀼𑀔 (lukha) (3)
    𐨪𐨂𐨖 (rucha) (2)
    𑀯𑁆𑀭𑀙 (vracha) (1)

    Descendants

    Descendants
    • Prakrit: 𑀭𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (rukkha)
      • Central Indo-Aryan:
        • Hindustani:
          • Hindi: रूख (rūkh)
          • Urdu: رُوکھ (rūkh)
      • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Insular Indo-Aryan:
      • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Southern Indo-Aryan:
        • Old Marathi: 𑘨𑘳𑘏 (rukha), 𑘨𑘳𑘽𑘏 (ruṃkha)
      • Western Indo-Aryan:

    References

    • Sen, Sukumar (1960), A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 43.
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “rukṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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