𑀯𑀁𑀘𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wenk-
Proto-Indo-European *wénk-eti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *wánčati
Sanskrit वञ्च॑ति (váñcati)
Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀘𑀇

    Inherited from Sanskrit वञ्च॑ति (váñcati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wánčati, from Proto-Indo-European *wénk-eti, from *wenk- (“to bend”).[1]

    Verb

    𑀯𑀁𑀘𑀇 (vaṃcaï) (Devanagari वंचइ) [2]

    1. to go
    2. to cheat

    Descendants

    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “váñcati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 654
    2. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “वंच”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 734.
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