𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wenk-
Proto-Indo-European *wn̥k-yé-tor
Proto-Indo-Iranian *wačyátay
Proto-Indo-Aryan *waćyátay
Sanskrit व॒च्यते॑ (vacyáte)
Proto-Indo-European *wreg-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *wrégeti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *wráǰati
Sanskrit व्रज॑ति (vrájati)?
Prakrit 𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀇

    Inherited from Sanskrit व॒च्यते॑ (vacyáte, “to move to and fro”), or possibly from Sanskrit व्रज॑ति (vrájati, “to go”).[1][2]

    Verb

    𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀇 (vaccaï) (Devanagari वच्चइ) [3]

    1. to move, go

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Hindustani:
        • Hindi: बचना (bacnā, “to escape, be saved”)
        • Urdu: بچنا (bacnā, “to escape, be saved”)
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Assamese: বাচিব (basibo, “to escape, be saved”), বাচ (bas)
      • Maithili: बचब (bacaba), बचाब (bacāba, “to escape, be saved”)
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • Garhwali: बच्णु (bacṇu)
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi: ਬਚਣਾ (bacṇā, “to escape, be saved”)
    • 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. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vrájati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 708
    3. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “वच्च”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 737.
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